RN Navigator Coordinator - Pasadena Main Clinic Exempt; Non-Union

RN Navigator Coordinator – Pasadena Main Clinic

Full Time 8 hour days (exempt) (non-union). University of Southern California (USC), Pasadena, CA.

The Coordinator/Navigator position is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who will actively assist the physician in day-to-day activities and care of the patient. This position helps facilitate appointments with specialists and support services, provides patient and site‑specific education, and maintains appropriate communication with medical, clinical, and support staff as well as the patient and family.

The role works with surgeons, oncologists, hospital departments, and outpatient services to schedule diagnostic and treatment procedures, appointments, and supportive care. It maintains, develops, and coordinates multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences, serves as a patient advocate, and executes leadership in direct/indirect patient care, support of systems, research, education, and professional leadership. The nurse collaborates with nursing staff, medical staff, educators, managers, and all members of the health‑care team to accomplish the responsibilities outlined below.

• Initiates and coordinates patient/family teaching regarding patient care and follow‑up including diagnosis, treatment plan, medications and side effects, procedures, and clinical trials when applicable.
• Reviews all medications and documents medication history when applicable.
• Evaluates patients in the clinic as applicable.
• Provides nursing care as needed.
• Communicates with treating/attending/referring physician, patient, & insurer.
• Oversees patient flow through continuum of care including test scheduling, surgical scheduling, assisting through the admitting process.
• Coordinates consults with physicians and appropriate services such as social work, nutritional services, case management, transportation, radiology, etc.
• Prepares patient for visit and evaluation, gathers all needed reports, films and consults prior to clinic visit so records are available for MD consultation.
• Provides triage for patient care concerns and serves as a resource to team members. Triages phone calls from patients and caregivers.
• Responsible for patient contact and communication liaison between patient and health‑care team.
• Views, follows, and evaluates laboratory results.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Two years clinical experience.
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions, ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.
• Proficient with computers, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).

• Master’s degree in nursing field (completed or in process).
• Two years experience as Nurse Navigator or Oncology.
• Chemotherapy certification as Oncology Nurse preferred if oncologic focus.

• Registered Nurse – RN (CA DCA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association.
• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City); if no card upon hire, must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $ – $. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.