Role of the Navigator

Patient navigation job roles by levels of experience: Workforce Development Task Group, National Navigation Roundtable

Arti P. Varanasi,Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH,Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW,Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN,Michele A. Capossela, BA,Kyandra Fox, MHA,Donna Wilson, RN, MSN, CBCN,Sora Tanjasiri, DrPH, MPH,Olayinka Odumosu, BSc, MSW, MBA,Elba L. Saavedra Ferrer, MS, PhD

Why the Nurse Navigator Is Essential

In a piece contributed to PM360, AONN+ Program Director Sharon Gentry underscores the importance of an oncology nurse navigator’s all-encompassing eye in the delivery of care for patients with cancer.

Explaining Your Role as an Oncology Navigator

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR, offers advice to oncology navigators who have colleagues that have difficulty understanding their role.

How Oncology Team Members May React to Difficult Conversations

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
When difficult conversations arise in the workplace, oncology colleagues may experience different reactions.

Creating Unity on a Cancer Care Team

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Oncology navigators can serve as the point person to unite their cancer care teams and provide better patient care.

Developing Skills to Hold Difficult Conversations

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR, shares how oncology navigators can use their empathy to address conflict among oncology colleagues.

Barriers to Open Communication on Care Teams

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Oncology navigators may face barriers when engaging in difficult conversations about workplace conflict among their colleagues.

Benefits of Addressing Workplace Conflict in Oncology Care

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Addressing workplace conflict allows oncology navigators and multidisciplinary care teams to provide better care for their patients.

Common Issues of Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Teams

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
Cancer care teams may have trouble integrating their individual roles into a team approach. Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR, addresses these common barriers.

A Team Approach to Care

Ryan Soisson, MA Phil, MA HR
To provide quality care, a good team dynamic is essential among the multidisciplinary cancer care team.