Oncology Nurse Navigator

Core Competencies

• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
  
  
• Contributes to the development of program and hospital operational goals for the Hunt Cancer Institute that support hospital-wide long range planning through participation in working group meetings and the Oncology committee.
  
  
• Contributes to ONN program development, implementation, and evaluation within care system and community.
  
  
• Assesses educational needs of patients, families and caregivers, taking into consideration barriers of care. Provides and reinforces education to patients, families, and caregivers about diagnosis, treatment, side effect management, and post treatment care and survivorship.
  
  
• Promotes awareness of clinical trials to patients, families, and caregivers.
  
  
• Assesses patient needs upon initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate services, referrals, and support services.
  
  
• Identifies and minimizes barriers of care through appropriate referrals
  
  
• Coordinates/manages patient care and acts as a liaison between physicians and patients across the continuum of care
  
  
• Assesses distress and provides psychosocial support and facilitates appropriate referrals especially during periods of high stress and anxiety
  
  
• Demonstrates interpersonal communication skills that enable exchange of ideas and information effective with patients, families, and colleagues of all levels
  
  
• Builds therapeutic and trusting relationships with patients’ families and caregivers through effective communication and listening skills
  
  
• Participates in tracking of metrics and patient outcomes, in collaboration with administration, to document and evaluate outcomes of the navigation program and report findings to the cancer committee
  
  

Department Specific Competencies

Education

Experience

License / Certification Requirements