Comments on: Becoming a Patient Navigator – Update

By: Wanda Frost

Wanda Frost — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:02:19 +0000

Please send me information on any online Breast Nurse Navigator Certification programs. I am very interested in becoming certifed and would like to do this online if possible. I am currently employed at a Breast Center and would love to become certified in this area. I appreciate any information. Thanks so much.
Wanda Frost RN

By: GLORIA ESPINOZA

GLORIA ESPINOZA — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:01 +0000

I am interested in the “lay navigator” program. Can you give me more information. Our facility has been without a nurse navigator for 3 months now and I have been the fill in person with some responsibilities. Now that they are looking to fill the position, I want to apply for it and become more involved with the program. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

By: pharmacy finder

pharmacy finder — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:33:24 +0000

What’s great about being a nurse navigator is helping families understand the complicated web of health care and making smart choices with regard to care setting

By: blog

blog — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:39:02 +0000

Re: nurse navigator: check this site: http://healthadvocateprograms.com/

Also check with Tina Evans here: http://collaborativecareconsulting.com/about-tina-evans-oncology-nurse-navigator.htm

By: marion

marion — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:38:31 +0000

looking for a general cancer nurse navigator certification program….vant find any!

By: blog

blog — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:12:33 +0000

I am not aware of certification programs for survivorship, but suggest you look into the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship at http://www.canceradvocacy.org/

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:51:48 +0000

Are there any survivorship navigation certification programs out there yet?

By: Peg Rummel

Peg Rummel — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:18:18 +0000

Tina,
I would like to talk to you regarding your program start up kit. I can be reached via email or 215-614-1819

By: Becoming a Patient Navigator - 2011 Update | Patient Navigator

Becoming a Patient Navigator - 2011 Update | Patient Navigator — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:52:01 +0000

[...] I first wrote on this topic in April 2009 and February 2010, things have moved quickly on multiple fronts. I receive frequent inquiries about training and [...]

By: Stephanie Cohen

Stephanie Cohen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:17:20 +0000

Tina,
I am an RN with a BSN with over 20 years of medical experience in various venues. My hospital experience was specialized in high risk obstetrics.(early 80′s) It has been years since I’ve been a bedside nurse. While raising my children, I worked part-time, and per-diem in clinic settings, and some home health, but not highly skilled nursing. Nursing has changed over the years, and I am having difficulty trying to secure a position. Most positions will not hire if you do not have the specialty background. My most recent experiences was at Holy-Cross Hospital in Florida for three years in Occupational Health as a Workman’s Compensation RN and Employee Health Nurse. I realized what I like most about this position and my past experiences are patient education, coordinating care, and consulting with professionals.

When I discovered in a magazine article the position of “Patient Navigator,” a rush of excitement overwhelmed me, “this position fits me perfectly!” It brought all my skills together. I would love to work as a patient navigator in breast cancer, but I am not an oncology nurse. I do not have a specialty, but I do have women health experience as a GYN nurse, and my obstetrics background. I am unable to secure a position because I do not have the specialty, and if I apply for a hematology oncology nurse in a physician’s office, I do not have the IV skills especially chemotherapy infusion requirements. I am open to taking courses or programs to help me be more marketable. I would welcome any assistance, or advice you can offer. Thank you in advance.
Stephanie Cohen RN