Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Navigator - $35-47 per hour
Fort Myers, Florida
Posted Aug 28
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- Oncology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 40 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Outpatient
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Sign-on bonus
- $7,500
About this role
Lee Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Navigator for a nursing job in Fort Myers, Florida. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Nurse Navigator Discipline: RN Duration: Ongoing 40 hours per week Shift: 8 hours, days Employment Type: Staff Location:The Sanctuary - Regional Cancer Center -8931 Colonial Center DriveFort Myers FL 33905 Department: Admin Services - OP Ctr Work Type: Full Time Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00AM to 4:00:00PM Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$35.04 - $47.30 / hour Hiring Incentive:$7,500 sign-on bonus for OCN certification, plus paid annual OCN membership fees
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As an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Lee Health Cancer Institute, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming the patient experience. You'll be a trusted guide, advocate, and educator, helping patients and their families navigate every step of their cancer journey with confidence, compassion, and personalized support. Your expertise will ensure seamless coordination of care while making a lasting difference during one of the most significant times in a patient's life.
At Lee Health Cancer Institute, you'll become part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional cancer care. We foster an environment where innovation, compassion, and professional excellence thrive, empowering our nurse navigators with opportunities for growth, continuous learning, and the ability to influence patient care in meaningful ways. If you're passionate about oncology, driven to advocate for patients, and inspired by the opportunity to build meaningful relationships that improve lives, we'd love to connect with you.
Join a team where your clinical expertise, compassion, and commitment are valued every dayand where you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of patients, families, and our community. We invite you to explore how your next career move can be your most meaningful one yet.
To schedule a phone interview with the recruiter, click on the following link: / Summary Uses a multidisciplinary team approach and acts as a liaison between the patient, staff and referring physician offices as well as ancillary areas of the hospital system. Identifies timely diagnostic results and facilitates and coordinates patient care. Facilitates a timely, integrated and coordinated approach to the care of patients with cancer and to provide quality nursing care for the patients with cancer or related health issues Identifies learning needs and content for educational programs.
Develops, presents, coordinates and evaluates educational activities. Effectively performs in the role of clinician, facilitator, advocate, consultant and/or researcher. RequirementsEducational RequirementsDegree/Diploma ObtainedProgram of StudyRequired/ Preferredand/orBachelor's Nursing or Healthcare RelatedRequiredExperience RequirementsMinimum Years RequiredArea of ExperienceRequired/ Preferredand/or3 YearsMedical SpecialtyRequiredState of Florida Licensure RequirementsLicensesRequired/ Preferredand/orRegistered Nurse LicenseRequiredCertifications/Registration RequirementsCertificates/RegistrationsRequired/ Preferredand/or BLS required.
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) required. Other Requirements Membership in professional/academic organizations desired. Basic computer skills in MS Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
US:FL:Fort Myers Lee Health Job ID #99843. Posted job title: Oncology Nurse Navigator (RN) - Fort Myers About Lee HealthLee Health is one of the largest public health systems in the U. S. and one of the largest not-for-profit public health system and Safety Net Hospital in Florida that receives no direct tax support. Benefits Employee assistance programs Wellness and fitness programs Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits Pet insurance Life insurance Discount program Sign-On bonus
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Requirements
- RN
- Specialty: Nurse Navigator Discipline: RN Duration: Ongoing 40 hours per week Shift: 8 hours, days Employment Type: Staff Location:The Sanctuary - Regional Cancer Center -8931 Colonial Center DriveFort Myers FL 33905 Department: Admin Services - OP Ctr Work Type: Full Time Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00AM to 4:00:00PM Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$35.04 - $47.30 / hour Hiring Incentive:$7,500 sign-on bonus for OCN certification, plus paid annual OCN membership fees
Place
- City
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,580/mo
- Local household income
- $63,732/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Fort Myers area index 102.3, where 100 is the national average.
Sunny Fort Myers sits along Florida's Gulf Coast, where the Caloosahatchee River meets the sea. The downtown River District offers dining and nightlife, while nearby Sanibel Island beckons on days off. A laid-back, warm-weather lifestyle awaits nurses seeking coastal living.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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Lee Health is a leading nonprofit healthcare system serving Southwest Florida, headquartered in Fort Myers, FL. The system operates multiple facilities including Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, HealthPark Medical Center, and Lee Memorial Hospital, offering nurses a wide…
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