The Registered Nurse - Cancer Care Navigator is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components, and assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Duties include but are limited to: Incumbent will provide patient management, care coordination, and disposition planning for cancer patients. Incumbent will assist Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most apporporiate options and services to meet their complex health care needs. Incumbent will coordinate care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
Incumbent will interface with the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continutity of care to patients. Incumbent will provide oversight of the patient's journey through the diagnostic and treatment continuum, ensuring that all steps in the process are scheduled, timely and completed, while tracking the overall treatment plan.
Incumbent will interface with outside referral agencies and ensure that their business and clinical practices are in complance with regulatory standards. Incumbent will possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs, providing care as considered necessary.
Incumbent will provide guidance and education to patients and caregivers and collaborates with other professionals at all levels. Incument will address psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their familes/caregivers, through participation with the interdisciplinary care team. Incumbent will ensure the plan of care and educational requirements are individualized and tailored specifically to support each individual patient's needs.
Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Day Tour Travel required: 25% Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Elaine.Houston-Young@va.gov · 680-322-7064
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $108092 – $180197/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-03 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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