RN, Urology Oncology Nurse Navigator

Role summary

RN, Urology Oncology Nurse Navigator is a role at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-07-29. Experience level: 2-5.

Job title

RN, Urology Oncology Nurse Navigator

Company

Oregon Health & Science University

Location

Portland, Oregon, United States

Work arrangement

on-site

Category

Healthcare Support

Experience level

2-5

Date posted

2026-07-29

Job description

Department Overview

The Department of Urology at OHSU is committed to providing the highest quality, state-of-the-art care for adult urology patients. Our physicians are recognized leaders in their fields, have advanced fellowship training in urological subspecialties, and are expert, high-volume surgeons. We consider it a privilege to be able to offer urologic care to our patients and continually strive to provide it with a personalized, patient-centered and compassionate focus. This position is in the Adult Urology clinic at Adventist Health Portland. The clinic comprises ten physicians, one nurse practitioner and four physician assistants who treat the spectrum of urologic conditions. Other support staff include patient access specialists and MAs.

The practice specializes in providing urologic care for adults. Services include catheterizations, specimen collections, prostate/testicular biopsies, cystoscopies, cystograms, lupograms, retro urethrograms, calypso beacon, gold seed placements, urodynamics, vasectomies, stent exchanges/removals/placements, voiding trials, medication administration (BCG, Lupron, Trimix, Xiaflex, testosterone pellets, Botox), Foley placement, catheter irrigations, and dilations.

A Registered Nurse (RN) working in the Department of Urology is a member of a multi-disciplinary team and has the primary responsibility for and provides direct and indirect professional nursing care for patients. This includes representing the practice both in-person and on the telephone, other OHSU departments, and non-OHSU facilities. The RN assesses patient and family needs, develops a plan of care, implements and evaluates the care delivered. The Registered Nurse is expected to practice in accordance with professional standards, core values, and with a commitment to service excellence.

Function/Duties of Position

Department Specific Working Conditions:

This position requires some onsite presence with occasional travel to the clinic at Adventist Health Portland

Department Specific Requirements:

Independent nursing practice Direct and indirect patient care

Apply critical thinking skills and ability to independently, within your scope, perform initial assessment and interpretation of cardiac rhythms, manage patient assessment and planning, My Chart messages, phone calls and routed EPIC encounters

Assess status of patient both in person and virtually, troubleshooting issues as they arise, coordinating with care team as required.

Nurse visits with and without a provider for case management, triage and patient education

Return calls to patients about lab/test results, check on blood pressure logs, wound care, answer medication and device questions

Assess the physical, emotional, social and educational needs of patients who are calling or coming into the urology clinic in a comprehensive and systematic manner, including patient history

Take initiative to review patient charts before provider visits in preparation for patient assessment. Work with medical assistants to set up labs and other tests prior to patient appointment

Follow up on ED, post-procedure and prior office visits

Meet with patients and present to provider

Be proactive and prepared

Tend to most patient care needs in between visits with the provider (phone calls and My Chart messages, etc.) Utilize critical thinking skills to assess patient situations, to the best of RN ability based on knowledge transfer within nursing scope

Use templates for documentation

Be able to evaluate urological issues and understand the management goals and options

Engage in transitions of care Schedule inpatient admissions as needed

Conduct patient follow up calls after discharge as needed

Understand who to contact and when

Assist with prior authorizations and FMLA paperwork as needed

Monitor non-episodic data to meet guideline-directed therapy goals

Referral review as needed Identify urgency of referral and triage as appropriate

Cross coverage of other urology nurses as needed

Assist with clinical flow and rooming assessment as needed for break and lunch coverage, staffing shortages, and as directed by Nurse Manager

Comply with regulatory requirements and standards and OHSU policies and procedures

Program development and implementation Engage in continuous process improvement

Engage in continuous quality assurance directives

Maintain a willingness to embrace change with a positive attitude

Engage in workflow and documentation optimization and standardization

Active participation in Morbidity and Mortality conference.

Provide educational support to staff, visiting students and volunteers as

Actively participate in service excellence, including engaging with patients and their family to understand concerns and problem-solve resolutions

Communication Effectively communicate to providers, patients and other staff as needed (Epic, Outlook, telephone, in person)

Be proficient in synthesizing patient information and summarize in a succinct, effective manner

Write brief encounter summaries with the main cardiac studies' results (rather than referring provider to read a scanned document) as needed

Minimize the use of Outlook for patient-related communication as much as possible, and move provider requests that come via Outlook into Epic (when patient is registered and has an active MRN).

Engage in positive, supportive verbal communication with patients, families, providers and support staff

Communicate appropriately and timely with other professionals to discuss relevant aspects of patient care

Provide appropriate education to patients and their families Provide education, counseling, information and support that is tailored to the patients' needs (medication, disease-specific advice, etc.)

Confirm patient synthesis of communicated information

Ensure that the patient and their family understand the plan of care recommended by the multidisc