Any Oncology Nurse Navigators? Please share your stories with me!

touchhealth · Sep 24, 2009

79 views, no replies? :sniff:

Should I be phrasing my questions differently? My posting in the Oncology forum never seem to garner any responses and I'm not sure why....

All the best to you!

RNing4God · Nov 12, 2009

"Nurse Navigator" is a newer term. Try searching Case Coordinator or Care Coordinator and you might get more hits. Often we are a hybrid of case management and hem/onc nurses. I came across my position by accident, someone was going out on medical leave and I wanted to change from night shift to day position, so I thought I'd try it out. I have fallen in love with the position and all that it has to offer for the patients and families . Typically we're M-F 8 hour days. There are many more navigators/coordinators for adults and pediatrics has finally caught the wave. You'll see more of us now. For the peds population, many smaller hospitals use the insurance's catastropic case managers to help the patient find their way trough the course of treatment above and beyond direct medical care or help advocate to the medical team

touchhealth · Nov 13, 2009

Thank you so much, that's a good tip. I've been very inspired by the Nurse Navigators at the Oncology Institute attached to the hospital I volunteer with. I didn't realized this was a newer title though. It's commonly used where I am in the SF Bay area.

Very helpful,

Thanks!