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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nurse Navigator

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66k-$112k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Location Address

8300 Constitution Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87110-7613

Compensation Pay Range

Minimum Offer $65,520.00 Maximum Offer $111,612.80

Summary

The Nurse Navigator provides individualized nursing support, education, and coordination of care for patients throughout their healthcare journey. This role serves as a key point of contact for patients, families, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team, helping patients understand their treatment plan and successfully navigate appointments, services, and available resources.

The Nurse Navigator works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing staff, care management, and other members of the healthcare team to promote continuity of care, address barriers, and support a positive patient experience within the Presbyterian Medical Group setting.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

  • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
  • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
  • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
  • Malpractice liability insurance
  • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
  • EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: Yes Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities

*Facilitates the entry of patients into the specialty care program and aids in the coordination of care of existing or returning patients. Coordinates care with patients, family, providers, and insurance representatives. Follows the patient throughout the continuum of services across multiple departments.

*Oncology Nurse Navigation requires the implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network -NCCN distress assessments and healthcare pathways for patients, based upon the clinical treatments for the patient.

Oncology requires the nurse navigator to follow the NCCN algorithm for all cancer patients in our accredited facilities. All areas evaluate the progress of patients along the continuum and are responsible to assist with professional and personal modifications along with healthcare team, as appropriate.

*Develops relationships with providers to ensure patient’s care continuum is maintained and serves as liaison between patient, insurance, and physicians.

*Prepares for and coordinates the multidisciplinary conference, as needed.

*Provides patient education across the continuum of care and provides test results for the patient and healthcare team.

*Works with the healthcare team to provide access to community resources and links patients to support services such as social work, nutrition, psychologist, pastoral care, physical therapy and rehabilitation, financial counseling, integrative medicine, pharmacy, legal services, palliative care, hospice, etc.

*Assists research nurses and providers with accruing eligible patients to clinical trials.

*Assists with tracking of metrics and quality indicators for diagnosing, timely treatments, and reimbursement.

*Works with team members to determine appropriate treatment protocols and develop a long-term plan for patients.

*Delegates or assigns aspects of care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task.

Qualifications

*Associates degree in Nursing required, Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred.

*1 year of related experience

*RN-NM

*BLS Required

*Unit specific certifications required within 6 months of hire - APHON, Chemo, Infusion, etc.

We're all about well-being, starting with yours.

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Care coordinationOncology nursingNCCN distress assessmentPatient advocacyClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationTreatment planningQuality metrics trackingCommunity resource coordination

Oncology Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 55% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution26 jobs · 17 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
9%
Loan repayment
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 5.1
Better work-life than 60% of Registered Nurse roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 5,974 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Albuquerque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k≈ 5.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,455/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition and certification reimbursement
Scholarship opportunities
Malpractice liability insurance
Loan forgiveness through NM Higher Education Department
EPIC electronic charting
Wellness program
Free on-site and community-based gyms