Nurse Navigator - Inpatient Oncology Transitions

Nurse Navigator - Inpatient Oncology Transitions

The Oncology Nurse Navigator is a professional registered nurse with oncology knowledge who provides individualized support to patients and caregivers to overcome healthcare system barriers. Using the nursing process, this role promotes informed decision-making, timely access to care, and serves as a key liaison among multidisciplinary providers. The Oncology Nurse Navigator at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center is a professional registered nurse with proficient oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers.

Utilizing the nursing process, an Oncology Nurse Navigator promotes informed decision making and timely access to quality patient care while providing a vital link in communication between multidisciplinary providers both internal and external to MUSC during initial treatment planning.

This position navigates patients through diagnostic resolution and transition to specialty care as needed. The navigator applies evidence-based guidelines, ensures timely follow-up, and supports consistent care coordination across the continuum. The position will:

• Improve timely access to specialty oncology care
• Reduces friction at high‑risk transition points
• Optimize capacity, scheduling accuracy, and throughput
• Advance standardization, equity, and patient‑centered access
• Improves patient and provider satisfaction around oncology access

Additional Skills

• Strong clinical judgment and care coordination skills
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities
• Experience with EMR systems (Epic preferred)
• Knowledge of oncology pathways
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and provide patient-centered, culturally competent care

Minimum Education and Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of three years related clinical nursing experience required; oncology nursing experience preferred. Master of Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in lieu of BSN. In addition, the applicant must have considerable knowledge of complex medical terminology and advanced disease processes, strong interpersonal skills, ability to delegate to appropriate personnel, ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships both internally and externally, strong organizational skills, ability to rapidly prioritize/reprioritize, strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work autonomously and in teams, critical-thinking skills, and ability to multi-task.

Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Physical Requirements :
Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.

(Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead.

(Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor…