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Registered Nurse Navigator (RN) - Pulmonary Specialty Clinic - North

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Registered Nurse Navigator serves as a vital bridge between patients and the healthcare team, specializing in the timely identification of patient needs and coordination of comprehensive care services. This role combines clinical expertise with patient advocacy, focusing on educating patients about disease processes while monitoring and coordinating their care throughout the healthcare continuum. The RN Navigator for the Lung Nodule Program will initiate and maintain collaboration with appropriate healthcare team members to ensure prompt and accurate implementation of clinic protocols, establish therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers, input orders for testing, coordinate care, attend weekly team meetings, patient education, monitor patients progress, and other related tasks as needed. The office is located on the north side of Indianapolis, Indiana and the nurse will work a hybrid schedule once training has been completed.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

  • Graduate of National League for Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) accredited school of nursing, or three years of related professional nursing experience. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
  • Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid license to practice in the state of Indiana as listed in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
  • Two years or more of nursing experience required.
  • Pulmonary/respiratory care experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience in care coordination or patient navigation preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent team skills.
  • Compassionate and caring.
  • Accountable and self-directed.
  • EPIC experience a plus.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse Navigator acts as a bridge between patients and the healthcare team to coordinate comprehensive care and provide disease education. They are responsible for implementing clinic protocols, managing patient testing orders, and monitoring progress within the Lung Nodule Program.

Requirements

Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school with at least two years of professional nursing experience and a valid Indiana RN license. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and experience in pulmonary care or patient navigation are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

TeamworkCompassionAccountabilityProtocol implementation

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 52% have no call, 78% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Ambulatory Care Nursing pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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