Oncology Nurse Navigator in Belleville, New Jersey at Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC

RCCA is seeking a motivated Oncology Nurse Navigator to join our team in Belleville, NJ. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys making an impact, working collaboratively, and contributing to a high-quality, mission-driven environment. You’ll support day-to-day operations, collaborate with a dedicated team, and help ensure excellent service while maintaining accuracy and compliance. We offer competitive pay (range disclosed per state law), comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and opportunities for growth in a respectful, inclusive workplace. Apply through our official careers site to be considered—we’d love to hear from you.

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Belleville, NJ

Compensation: $37.67 - $50.82 per hour

Compensation packages based on your unique skills, experience, and qualifications

As of the date of this posting, RCCA offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, subject to eligibility requirements. In addition to the salary, we provide: Health, dental, and vision plans, Wellness program, Health savings account - Flexible spending accounts, 401(k) retirement plan, Life insurance, Short-term disability insurance, Long-term disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday pay, Tuition discounts with numerous universities.

We believe these benefits underscore our commitment to the well-being and professional growth of our employees.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs coordination of care during the full continuum of cancer care experience
• Identifies potential and real gaps in care delivery; seeks out opportunities for avoidance and/or closure
• Prepares for, organizes and leads the Patient Care Conference (huddle) at regular intervals; communicates interventional outcomes to full care team in a timely manner
• Performs assessment of patient risk stratification
• Performs basic psychosocial assessments and provides emotional support; delegates and/or make referrals for additional screening and support as needed
• Develops appropriate nursing diagnoses and corresponding action plans as needed
• Supports and/or provides oral chemotherapy education, adherence and side effect monitoring
• Holds or participates in survivorship and advance care planning visits; makes referrals as needed
• Participates in research, quality, and performance improvement, including reporting on navigation metrics
• Supports patient advocacy and empowerment
• Participates in community outreach and cancer prevention education
• Knowledgeable of practice operations guidelines, practice organization and healthcare economics

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurse (BSN), Oncology Certification (OCN) preferred, Nurse Navigator Certification a plus
• 5 (five) years work experience as a Registered Nurse in an oncology practice or clinic

Critical Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to apply the full nursing process in day-to-day clinical operations, including assessment, analysis and nursing diagnosis, care planning, implementation and outcomes evaluation
• Ability to assess health disparities, identify needs of populations and cultures found within the general facility service area, describe a patient navigation process to address those needs, and document outcomes
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize quickly
• Strong organizational and critical thinking skills
• Ability to apply and/or oversee care coordination in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Additional Knowledge/Skills

• Working computer and internet skills, including an electronic EMR system
• Basic knowledge of local community resources

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

-Required to lift and assist patients as requested.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment may occur.