Nurse Navigator HRLY-Proton Center Warrenville Casual

Nurse Navigator HRLY – Proton Center Warrenville Casual Days

Salary range: $40.50 - $64.80 hourly. Placement is based on experience, internal equity, and union agreements.

Benefits include comprehensive health, wellness, and financial programs. Learn more .org/benefits.

Nurse Navigator – Hourly position. This Casual, as‑needed role is situated in the Intake Department of the Proton Center, assisting patients through scheduling, orientation, and coordination of multidisciplinary care. Hours are flexible.

• Clinically competent, registered nurse coordinating multidisciplinary care using the nursing process.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team while maintaining ANA standards.
• Assesses and reassesses patient and family care needs, initiating referrals as appropriate.
• Collects and analyzes data for new patients, identifies and coordinates care, and schedules appointments.
• Triage and coordinate new patients for multidisciplinary clinics.
• Assist in creating a plan of care that reflects collaboration and communication.
• Utilizes evidence‑based research to guide practice decisions.
• Awareness of clinical research trials and collaborates with research staff for eligible patients.
• Supports non‑clinical staff with information about prospective patients.
• Provides rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
• Performs all patient care aspects to optimize safety and reduce errors.
• Identifies learning needs, assesses support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers; makes referrals.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis, therapy, and testing, assisting transitions.
• Demonstrates interest in personal development beyond routine educational sessions.

• Current experience within the past five years.
• Completion of an accredited BSN program.
• RN license in Illinois (LIC RN).
• Basic Life Support CPR certification.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Effective communication in English, both verbal and written.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Works within Illinois Practice Act and ANA standards.
• Ability to assess interpreter needs and use interpreter services.

• One year of acute or outpatient experience within last four years.
• Case management or patient navigation experience.
• Basic EPIC EMR knowledge.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on protected characteristics.

Background checks are conducted on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. Results are evaluated case‑by‑case under applicable laws.

AI tools may be used in parts of the candidate review process, but all employment decisions are made by a person.

Wide range of benefits including health, wellness, and financial programs. Visit our Benefits section for details.

Internal employees and rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible. Exception: new graduate internal employees for first licensed clinical position may be eligible depending on the job family.