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Missoula, Montana

Navigator RN - Chemotherapy

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40.37-$62.66/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

The Nurse navigator's primary function is to seamlessly guide the patient and family through the health care system.

Activities include providing disease-specific education and information, referral navigation, sharing knowledge in regard to treatment options, expediting patient access to diagnostic and treatment procedures, connecting patients with appropriate resources, providing ongoing support to patient and family, responding to patient/family needs and addressing issues of access to care as part of the navigation team.

Collaborates with social work, patient financial counselor, chaplains, dietitian, primary care, and volunteers to provide comprehensive navigation services to patients, families and the community at large.

The nurse navigator works in collaboration with the physicians, patient, and patients' family, and members of the health care team. The RN Navigator assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St. Patrick Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
  • Upon hire: Montana Registered Nurse License
  • Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
  • Upon hire: Chemotherapy Certification
  • 2 years of Med/surg Nursing experience.
  • 2 years experience in an Oncology setting.

Why Join Providence?

Our Best-in-class Benefits

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At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits [https://providence.jobs/benefits/].

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.provhealth.org/HR-onboarding/LA_County_Fair_Chance_Ordinance_2024.pdf].

Providence has a long-standing tradition of caring for residents in western Montana since the Sisters of Providence arrived in the state in 1864. As one of Montana’s largest health care providers, Providence works collaboratively across traditional boundaries to develop patient-centered practices that help make lifelong quality care accessible and affordable.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers include Providence St.

Patrick Hospital in Missoula and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, a critical access hospital in Polson. Our not-for-profit network of services also include physicians, more than 40 clinics, care centers, hospice and home health programs, and other diverse community services.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

[https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/eeo/].

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity [https://providence.jobs/diversity/] makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient NavigationTreatment PlanningOncology NursingChemotherapy AdministrationCare CoordinationPatient AssessmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Support

Oncology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 65% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 10.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$107k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 18 employers

8
<$100k
6
$100k-120k
4
$120k-140k
1
$151k
1
$165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
33%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

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up to $131,000
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Oncology (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 278 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Missoula

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k
Typical market rent
$1,537/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.4
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Missoula, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

401(k) with employer matching
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Vacation