Registered Nurse Breast Oncology Navigator - Cancer Institute - Days
About the role
The Cancer Institute Breast Oncology Nurse Navigator serves as the lead navigator for breast cancer patients across the Endeavor Health system and as the operational and quality anchor for breast navigation practice system-wide. This role coordinates care from initial diagnosis through the full treatment continuum across all seven Endeavor Health hospitals, reducing time to treatment, minimizing care fragmentation, and supporting patient retention within the system. In addition to direct patient navigation, this position standardizes breast navigation workflows, supports and mentors site-level navigators, and builds the infrastructure for a scalable, accreditation-ready navigation program aligned with Commission on Cancer standards. The position is based at Northwest Community Hospital - Infusion Center, 3060 W Salt Creek Ln, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, requires full-time commitment (40 hours/week) Monday‑Friday 8am‑4:30pm with no weekends or holidays, and includes travel as needed to various system sites to maintain contact with other breast navigators.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the system-wide lead for breast oncology navigation, establishing program standards and ensuring consistency of practice across all Endeavor Health sites.
- Develop and maintain standardized breast navigation workflows, care checklists, and patient contact protocols for use across all hospitals.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team leads, tumor board coordinators, and site leaders to integrate navigation into existing oncology care pathways.
- Monitor and report on system-level navigation performance metrics including