RN Navigator St Jude Clinic

Registered Nurse Top 10% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN)Full-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

An RN with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. Using the nursing process, to provide education and resources to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care. Foster the effective navigation of the healthcare continuum for our patients and their families.

Qualifications

Education required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

License, Certification and/or registration: Current Alabama or Mulitstate license required. BLS required within the orientation period. PALS required within one year of employment.

Experience: Minimum of two years in Pediatric and/or Oncology patient care. Clinical research/APON cert./SoCRA certification preferred.

Additional skills/abilities: Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology and current healthcare management methodology, preferably within oncology sciences. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

About Us

Highlights of Our Hospitals

Huntsville Hospital was recently named Best Regional Hospital and #2 in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report.

With 971 beds, a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU, and the largest Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center in the state with our own specialized Red Shirt Trauma Program, there are many opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills.

We are a certified Primary Stroke Center and named "One of the Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation with Great Heart Programs." From six cath labs and four EP labs to multiple medical and step-down units, you can continually grow your skillset!

We offer a training center on campus for continuing education, Shared Governance Program, Clinical Ladder for professional development, The Daisy Award, and if you are a new grad, a Nurse Residency Program to help you transition from student to professional nurse.

We care about you and your well-being by offering an excellent benefits package, childcare, health and wellness programs, an onsite employee pharmacy, a free health clinic, tuition assistance, and much more. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are a partner to the U.S. Army’s Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) program. Ask us about incentives and additional opportunities.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn More About Huntsville Hospital Health System

  • Careers: https://careers.hhsys.org/careers-home
  • Benefits: https://careers.hhsys.org/why-hh-health/benefits/benefits-at-huntsville-hospital/
  • Education & Professional Development: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/education
  • Life In Huntsville: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/about-huntsville-al

Key Responsibilities

The RN Navigator provides individualized assistance to oncology patients and their families to help them overcome healthcare system barriers. They facilitate informed decision-making and ensure timely access to quality health and psychosocial care through the nursing process.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Oncology nursingPatient navigationPatient educationCare coordinationInterpersonal communicationWritten communicationPrioritization

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates RN Navigator St Jude Clinic at Huntsville Hospital Health System a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 337 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 72% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 12.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 35 employers

14
<$100k
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$100k-120k
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$140k-160k
3
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
80% this job
CME allowance
37% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Among the top 10% of 337 Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Huntsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Huntsville, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Huntsville Hospital Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Flexible spending
Short-term and long-term disability
Retirement options with 401K match
Nurse residency program
Tuition assistance
Student loan reimbursement
On-site training and education