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Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Pemberton Township, New Jersey

RN Ambulatory Navigator

Registered Nurse Top 25% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$93,267/yr

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

Job Description

Position Summary: A team-based care RN (Registered Nurse) navigator plays a pivotal role in delivering coordinated, patient-centered healthcare within a multidisciplinary team. Their responsibilities emphasize collaboration, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement.

The RN Navigator is an experienced registered nurse who is accountable for the effective clinical care coordination of patients. The Navigator proactively identifies and resolves patient’s needs. and clinical guidance throughout their care within Deborah Heart and Lung Center and it's practice locations.

The RN navigator coordinates a plan of care across the system for Deborah patients. The RN Navigator systematically and continuously collects and assesses information related to patient health status to develop, execute, and evaluate the plan of care for patients and/or family.

Serves as a single point of contact for referring physicians, patients and caregivers to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical and supportive care services offered within Deborah Heart and Lung Center and practice locations. Work closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, behavioral health specialists, and other team members to provide comprehensive care.

Experience

Required: 1-3 years Clinical experience

Preferred:  experience in cardiac, critical care and or ambulatory

Education

Required: Graduate of accredited diploma, Associates degree or baccalaureate degree in nursing

License and Credentials

Required: NJ State RN license, BLS

Preferred: Cardiac-specific credentials (e. g., CCRN, CHFN), Ambulatory nursing preferred

Skills

Required:  Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to perform well in a fast-paced complex environment. Computer literacy. Familiarity with MS Office Applications.

The minimum starting rate for this position is $44.84

When determining a team members base rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., years of recent relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity).

At Deborah, healthcare is still about caring... for patients and team members.

That is why we offer an outstanding benefits package, which includes healthcare coverage for team members in regularly budgeted positions of at least 30 hours per week. The benefits package also includes generous paid time-off, 401K matching contribution, tuition assistance, short and long term disability benefits, life insurance, meal discount, dependent care subsidy, adoption assistance and free parking.

Key Responsibilities

The RN Navigator coordinates patient-centered care across the system, serving as a primary point of contact for patients, families, and referring physicians. They systematically assess patient health status to develop, execute, and evaluate comprehensive care plans within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid NJ State RN license and have 1-3 years of clinical experience, with cardiac or critical care experience preferred. Education requirements include a diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

CCRN (preferred)

Key Skills

Care planningPatient assessmentMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates RN Ambulatory Navigator at Deborah Heart and Lung Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% 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 Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 60% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN)

Living in Pemberton

Purchasing power

$90,944/yr

At national-average prices · Before taxes

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k≈ 3.9× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,334/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use the advertised annual pay range’s lower bound, before taxes. Regional prices are not a personal budget.

Peer group: rn · ambulatory care nursing · Full-time · hours not stated · Pay composition not stated. National listings with usable annual USD pay and local data, posted within 180 days of the 2026-09-22 snapshot. Rankings use lower pay bounds; higher percentiles mean more favorable comparisons. Only the same rent observation month is compared.

Ratings need at least 30 other listings, five employers and three locations; no employer may contribute over 35%. Strong: top quarter; Typical: middle half; Weaker: bottom quarter. Missing ratings mean insufficient comparable data, not a poor offer. These are offer comparisons, not city grades.

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About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Browns Mills, New Jersey
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare coverage for team members in regularly budgeted positions of at least 30 hours per week
Generous paid time-off
401K matching contribution
Tuition assistance
Short and long term disability benefits
Life insurance
Meal discount
Dependent care subsidy