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Irvine, California · Hybrid

Senior Nurse Navigator - Ambulatory Clinic

Registered NurseNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.

City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.

Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are looking for a Senior Nurse Navigator to support our Ambulatory Outpatient Clinic at City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center. The Nurse Navigator will offer personalized guidance to new patients, helping them understand and navigate their treatment plan.

This includes coordinating care and referrals after their initial visit. The role also involves ensuring that follow-up appointments are scheduled as patients begin chemotherapy.

The Nurse Navigator works closely with physicians and clinic staff across all specialties to ensure seamless coordination of care and communicates with the entire care team on behalf of the patient. The Nurse Navigator can work with 2-4 physicians. This role is hybrid with 1 remote day and 4 days in the clinic. Monday through Friday 8am – 430pm and/or 9am -530pm.

As a successful candidate, you will:

Facilitates entry of new patients into the health care system, triage to the appropriate services (Breast, Gynecology, Medical Oncology, GI)

May assists with determining/assessing required medical records, imaging, and pathology to expedite the new patient visit and reviews records upon receipt.

Is responsible for all new patient education prior to the first visit.

Assist the new patient with completing all new patient documents. May participate in nursing new patient intake documentation completion.

  • Responds to in-basket messages.
  • Assesses and addresses patient care barriers.
  • Provides ongoing education, resources, and referrals both internal and external.
  • Serves as the primary contact for patient issues associated with the coordination of their care.
  • Routinely interacts with the care team to address patients’ questions and care coordination concerns.
  • Facilitates shared decision making ensuring that patients are fully informed of risks and benefits of treatment options and integrating their values and practices regarding treatment decisions.
  • Promotes advance care planning with patients as appropriate.

Tracks and monitors diagnosis and treatment information, outcomes, and patient contacts for measuring and improving quality of care for the individual patient and patient population.

Provides service to our stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, colleagues, and each other in a safe, courteous, accountable, efficient, and innovative manner.

Meets with patients via telehealth and/or in person as needed.

Maintains current working knowledge and understanding of the oncology field. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, professional affiliations, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.

  • Is proficient in and utilizes the electronic medical record for documentation of care.
  • Responsible for consistently documenting all assigned patient touch points.
  • Provides reports and organizes data as requested.
  • Multiple positions available

Your Qualifications Should Include

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Is Required

  • Five years of professional nursing experience to include three (3) years of ambulatory oncology experience.
  • Registered Nurse in the State of California
  • One of the following certifications required within one (1) year of hire: OCN, AOCN, ONN-CG, AOCNP
  • City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
  • City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
  • To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Please note: City of Hope is committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience. Please be aware that scammers may attempt to impersonate our organization through fake job postings, emails or interviews.

  • Apply only through our official website or trusted partner platforms.
  • City of Hope will never request payment or fees at any stage of the hiring process.
  • We will not request sensitive personal or financial information prior to the acceptance of a formal offer.
  • All communications will come from official @coh.org email addresses.
  • Interviews are conducted only through approved, professional channels.
  • Be cautious of unsolicited communications, urgent requests or opportunities that seem inconsistent with standard hiring practices.
  • If you receive any suspicious communication, please report it to careers@coh.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Nurse Navigator facilitates the entry of new patients into the healthcare system and coordinates their treatment plans across various oncology specialties. They serve as the primary point of contact for patients, providing education, addressing care barriers, and ensuring seamless communication within the care team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in nursing and possess at least five years of professional nursing experience, including three years in ambulatory oncology. A valid California Registered Nurse license is required, along with the attainment of an oncology-related certification within one year of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Oncology nursingAmbulatory carePatient advocacyClinical documentationOncology certification

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Ambulatory Care Nursing jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in ambulatory care nursing (rn)ranked against 379 Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedAmbulatory Care Nursing median $127k (middle half $104k–$143k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Ambulatory Care Nursing listings in California35 active386 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 34% remote · 46% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Registered Nurse listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 4% offer loan repayment410 active listings, Nov 2026
New Ambulatory Care Nursing listings187 in the last 30 days69 the 30 days before (+171%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Ambulatory Care Nursing pay trend+14.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (379 Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Nurse Navigator - Ambulatory Clinic at City of Hope a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 379 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
9%
CME allowance
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 379 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote