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Rapid City, South Dakota

Registered Nurse Patient Navigator | Cancer Care Institute

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32-$40/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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  • Primary Location
  • Rapid City, SD USA

Department: CCI Administration

  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 36
  • Starting Pay Rate Range
  • $32.00 - $40.00
  • (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

The Patient Navigator navigates patients and family members through the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient throughout an episode of care related to an identified organizational clinical service program (i. e. total joint replacement, identified care bundles, cancer treatment coordination, etc) to ensure smooth transitions between care settings.

The Patient Navigator is responsible, along with the identified multidisciplinary care team, for the development, management and coordination of all activities related to the identified clinical service program.

The Patient Navigator collaborates with the interdisciplinary teams in the management of education, bio-psychosocial and financial resources to achieve optimal outcomes for program patients.

The Patient Navigator will work with identified patients throughout their episode of care until discharged from the program and transitioned to primary the care clinic team

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Acts as a resource to interdisciplinary team, patients and families throughout episode of care. Facilitates efficient, appropriate, seamless, coordinated care to help ensure positive patient outcomes.

Supports patient and family by providing education, advocacy, addressing psychosocial needs, and identifying and addressing barriers to care. Navigates patients and family throughout the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up through the episode of care

Utilizes evaluative and outcomes data to facilitate the achievement of consistent clinical outcomes by concurrently assessing the quality of care provided based on predetermined indicators within the clinical service program and clinical judgement. Utilizes data and decisions to facilitate closure of healthcare gaps

Organizes and completes a plan customized for each patient referred: scheduling, supportive resources and post-treatment resources through episode of care

Participates with identified multidisciplinary team to discuss current and future patient cases and collaborative efforts to meet needs identified

Assists with the evaluation, selection, and design of patient education materials for specific clinical programs. Assists with providing education and outreach programs to patients, staff and community members

Works with staff, administration and physicians to match resources with patient needs. Demonstrates effective fiscal management through cost containment measures while ensuring high quality, cost effective care is being provided to patients within clinical service program

Assists leadership in the development of program goals and objectives. Assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality programs that include best practice patient care outcomes

All other duties as assigned

Additional Requirements

Required

Education - Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing

Certifications - Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Regarding BLS certification: The department you are applying to may require BLS certification sooner than 60 days post transfer/hire. The hiring manager will discuss this with you if it is applicable.

Preferred

  • Education - Bachelors degree in Nursing
  • Experience - 1+ years of Case Management Experience; 1+ years of Patient Care Experience

Physical Requirements

Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

  • Job Category
  • Patient Services
  • Job Family

Care Coordination

Shift: Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

  • Employee Type
  • Regular

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Key Responsibilities

The Patient Navigator guides patients and families through their cancer care episode, ensuring seamless transitions between care settings. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage patient education, psychosocial needs, and clinical outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed an approved nursing education program and hold a valid Registered Nurse license in South Dakota. Basic Life Support certification is required within 60 days of hire, with a bachelor's degree in nursing and case management experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient navigationPatient advocacyClinical service program managementInterdisciplinary collaborationBio-psychosocial assessmentHealthcare gap closureQuality improvementData analysis

Oncology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Oncology listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 65% have no call, 85% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Oncology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse Patient Navigator | Cancer Care Institute at Monument Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Oncology (RN) — ranked against 318 active Oncology (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$75k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs · 15 employers

6
<$105k
6
$105k-125k
4
$125k-145k
2
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%
CME allowance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Oncology (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 318 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rapid City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k
Typical market rent
$1,484/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Rapid City, SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Monument Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rapid City, South Dakota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Supportive work culture
Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
Retirement Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Instant pay
Paid Time Off Accrual Bank
Opportunities for growth and advancement