Nurse Navigator - Oncology, Santa Barbara

General Information

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Work Location: Santa Barbara, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (60 min lunch) Posted Date 04/07/2025 Salary Range: $70.41 - 102.3 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite Job # 23605

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Community Practice Oncology Nurse Navigator (CPONN) is a professional Registered Nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help navigate the healthcare system. Using the nursing process, the CPONN provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision-making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum. The CPONN serves as an additional point of contact for patients, families, caregivers, and referring physicians to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical and supportive care services offered within and outside of the assigned UCLA Hematology Oncology Community Practice Cancer Center.

Salary range: $70.41/hr - $102.30/hr

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Knowledge of the Oncology patient population and practice operations
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills to interact courteously and effectively develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians, patients and their families, managers, and staff from various social, cultural, and economic backgrounds
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through for multiple patient treatments on an ongoing basis
• Possession of an BSN or MSN degree
• Possession of current California RN license
• Possession of BLS certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• Possession of ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy certification
• Possession of OCN certification
• Minimum of five years of acute care/oncology inpatient and/or outpatient experience
• Experience in accurately screening and triaging acute patients
• Knowledge to recognize abnormal laboratory values and report to Physicians
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with patients, peers, physicians, and administrators
• Ability to accept direction from leader