About this role
The Mays Cancer Center Nurse Navigator assesses and manages barriers to care to improve the timeliness, quality, and clinical outcomes of care, and the patient experience. Promotes continuity, multi-disciplinary cancer care and thereby creates a cost-effective value-based environment through integrating functions of case management, utilization review, clinical competence, and discharge planning. Responsible for providing individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers, as well as internal and external staff and providers.
- Knowledge as Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting. Intermediate
- Good interpersonal skills. Intermediate
- Utilizes influencing/motivational interviewing skills. Intermediate
- Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively. Advanced
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner. Intermediate
- Ability to work independently without supervision. Advanced
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, effective organizational and time management skills along with strong teamwork skills. Advanced
- Effective computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and database software. Intermediate
EDUCATION:
Bachelors in Nursing required.
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of nursing experience in a clinic or hospital setting is required.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Active CPR/BLS required.
Active TX Nursing licensure required.