Patient Navigator, RN

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Cary, North Carolina

Posted Oct 16

License: RN license Registered Nurse Required
Term: Permanent

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License: Registered Nurse Required
Experience: 5 Years Nursing - Acute Care Required

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Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required - And Master's Degree Nursing Preferred

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Specially-trained nurse preceptors provide mentoring and guidance; personalized clinical orientation with experienced preceptors

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Cindy Boily, MSN, RN, NEA-BC · Sr. Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

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Float pool offers self-scheduling with 4/8/12-hour shifts; no weekends or holidays required for supplemental options; covers Raleigh, Cary, North Hospital, Healthplex EDs

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Overview

The Patient Navigator, RN addresses the needs of the patient from a logistics perspective with a clinical lens, explaining treatment options and providing advice and support to the patient. The patient navigator ensures all disciplines are communicating. Nurse navigators are with the patient and family, guiding them through the care and services within all disciplines/specialties that the patient is engaged.

They educate, advocate for, and encourage patients, and their families. The Nurse Navigator connects patients with appropriate care and support personnel, and facilitating access to community resources. Visits patient while in hospital/recovery, follows up after discharge if needed and may follow the patient in support groups for many years to come.

Department Description:

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

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Licensure

Registered Nurse Required

Education

Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required - And Master's Degree Nursing Preferred

Experience

5 Years Nursing - Acute Care Required

What's around it?

In Cary, NC

Cary, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent: $1,738/mo
Household income: $134,905/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Cary, NC

NeighborhoodsCary features established master-planned and golf-oriented neighborhoods like Preston along High House Road and MacGregor Downs, alongside lake-centered communities like Lochmere in the south. Western Cary hosts sprawling suburban developments such as Amberly and Cary Park, which offer a mix of newer single-family subdivisions and townhome communities close to Research Triangle Park. Closer to the core, Downtown Cary has emerged as a vibrant residential option with mid-rise apartment buildings and condominiums surrounding the town center.

Cary features established master-planned and golf-oriented neighborhoods like Preston along High House Road and MacGregor Downs, alongside lake-centered communities like Lochmere in the south. Western Cary hosts sprawling suburban developments such as Amberly and Cary Park, which offer a mix of newer single-family subdivisions and townhome communities close to Research Triangle Park.

Closer to the core, Downtown Cary has emerged as a vibrant residential option with mid-rise apartment buildings and condominiums surrounding the town center.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: tanawiddows.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: raleighrealty.com

Getting aroundCommuting from Cary centers heavily on major highway arteries including Interstate 40, Interstate 440, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 64, and the Triangle Expressway (NC 540 toll road), which link residents to Raleigh, Durham, and regional medical complexes. Significant peak-hour congestion is common along the U.S. 64 corridor between Apex and Cary and on highway interchange ramps. For public transit, Cary Depot serves as a regional transfer facility and free park-and-ride lot, operating the fare-free GoCary Downtown Loop as well as GoTriangle Route 300 to Raleigh and Route 310 toward Wake Tech RTP.

Commuting from Cary centers heavily on major highway arteries including Interstate 40, Interstate 440, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 64, and the Triangle Expressway (NC 540 toll road), which link residents to Raleigh, Durham, and regional medical complexes. Significant peak-hour congestion is common along the U.S. 64 corridor between Apex and Cary and on highway interchange ramps.

For public transit, Cary Depot serves as a regional transfer facility and free park-and-ride lot, operating the fare-free GoCary Downtown Loop as well as GoTriangle Route 300 to Raleigh and Route 310 toward Wake Tech RTP.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: tanawiddows.com Source 2: theprosperousagency.com

OutdoorsOutdoor life is anchored by more than eighty miles of paved, interconnected greenway trails, including community loops in Preston and MacGregor as well as the White Deer Park Connector into Apex. Bond Metro Park encompasses 310 acres of wooded terrain, multi-use paths, a boat house, a freshwater lake for fishing, and a dedicated nature center. In the town center, Downtown Cary Park offers manicured lawns, interactive splash pads, an elevated skywalk, and an enclosed dog park.

Outdoor life is anchored by more than eighty miles of paved, interconnected greenway trails, including community loops in Preston and MacGregor as well as the White Deer Park Connector into Apex. Bond Metro Park encompasses 310 acres of wooded terrain, multi-use paths, a boat house, a freshwater lake for fishing, and a dedicated nature center.

In the town center, Downtown Cary Park offers manicured lawns, interactive splash pads, an elevated skywalk, and an enclosed dog park.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: movemetocarync.com Source 2: preserveservices.com Source 3: islands.com

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Living in Cary

Cary offers healthcare professionals a polished, highly structured suburban base strategically positioned between Raleigh, Durham, and Research Triangle Park. Relocating nurses benefit from smooth highway access along Interstate 40, U.S. 1, and the Triangle Expressway, putting regional hospital networks within manageable driving distance while GoCary bus routes connect downtown to regional hubs. Beyond the clinical shift, Cary centers daily life on outdoor wellness and master-planned amenities, boasting over eighty miles of interconnected greenways, expansive boating at Bond Metro Park, and open-air performances at Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Urban vibrancy has surged around the revitalized Downtown Cary Park and the upscale Fenton district, where nurses can unwind at spots like M Sushi, Bond Brothers Beer Co., or Hank's Downtown Dive. Housing ranges from lakeside homes in Lochmere and golf subdivisions in Preston to contemporary townhomes in Cary Park and Amberly. While Cary lacks late-night urban grit and features an intensely competitive, high-demand housing market with noticeable rush-hour bottlenecks along U.S. 64, it delivers an exceptionally safe, pristine, and restorative community to build a long-term medical career.

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