Registered Nurse Navigator - Cancer Screening
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Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.

The first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open-heart surgery, and the first to develop a cardiac catheterization program, Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures. Learn more at www.smmcnj.com.

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Responsibilities

The Nurse Navigator, is responsible for navigating patients throughout the process of the continuum of cancer from screening, education, diagnosis, and treatment. Provides direct and indirect care to patients and significant others under the direction of the Physician and Program Director. Consults on case management issues in areas of the targeted intervention. Serves as a care coordinator ensuring timely access and seamless coordination of services.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years' experience working as a RN in an acute care hospital setting

Current and valid state RN License required

OCN preferred

Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current

Nursing experience in related field (Breast, GYN) preferred