Oncology Nurse Navigator

Oncology Nurse Navigator Role

As the oncology nurse navigator here at BASS, your purpose is to be a link between cancer patients and their healthcare team, with the intention to support the cancer care process and contribute to providing a positive patient experience. The key responsibilities include:

1. Patient education: Explaining diagnoses, treatment options, and side effects
2. Care coordination: Assist with tracking patient diagnostic and treatment process; facilitating communication between specialists and ancillary providers.
3. Emotional support: Providing counseling referrals and connecting patients with support services
4. Barrier identification: Addressing obstacles to care, such as transportation or financial issues
5. Treatment monitoring: Tracking patient progress and supporting patients in the successful completion of treatment recommendations.
6. Resource provision: Offering information on community resources and support groups
7. Advocacy: Ensuring patients' needs and preferences are communicated to the healthcare team and their caregivers.
8. Patient identification and retention: Working with other providers to identify patients who will potentially receive treatment at the cancer center and guiding them to our providers and services.