Oncology Nurse Navigator RN
Los Angeles, California
UCLA Health Bowyer Oncology Center

RN - Nurse Navigator

Overview

• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Setting: Oncology
• Contract length: 8 weeks
• Shift: Day, 5 x 8-hour shifts (8:00 to 17:00), 40 hours per week
• Weekend requirement: None
• Floating requirement: None
• Scrubs: Blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• 2 years of oncology experience
• Oncology experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Nurse Navigator experience
• Case Management experience

Background and Screening

• Background check: Completed within 60 days of start, including Social Security trace, 7-year national criminal history search, national sex offender search, FACIS level 3 search, and OFAC
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG: Completed within 60 days of start, rerun annually
• Education verification: Diploma, official transcript, or verification
• Nursys verification: Completed within 30 days of start
• State license verification: Completed within 30 days of start
• Driver's license or state ID: Current and valid

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, updated annually
• TB: QuantiFERON-Gold (QGold) within 1 year of start, even if there is a past positive. TSPOT and PPD are not accepted. If QGold is positive, a chest X-ray within 3 months of start and a TB questionnaire are also required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer, proof of 2 vaccines, or documentation of prior disease. Low titers require 2 boosters.
• Varicella: Positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines. Prior disease documentation is not accepted. Low titers require 2 boosters.
• Hepatitis B: Titer, declination signed within the past year, or proof of 3-dose vaccine series
• Tdap: Declination signed within the past year, or vaccine dated within the past 10 years
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (not required annually)
• Flu vaccine or documentation: Required for the 2026-27 season (10/01 to 03/31). Documentation deadline is 11/01, and candidates may be pulled from the floor if it is missed. Declination accepted.
• COVID: Vaccine given on or after 9/12/2023 (monovalent Pfizer or Moderna, or 2 doses of Novavax), or declination. Initial series is preferred, not required.
• N95 fit test: Required (not for non-clinical roles). Only specified mask models are accepted. Onsite fit testing is available only under certain conditions.

Training and Documents

• Facility training modules (proof of completion certificate required): Code of conduct, radiation hazard awareness, age-specific training (RN), safe patient handling (clinical), and C-ICARE
• Abuse reporting acknowledgments (elder, child, and domestic abuse): Review and sign before start
• HIPAA module: Completed with signed acknowledgment. Due within 72 hours of signing, and needed 3 Fridays before start.
• Annual education module: Facility OSHA training and acknowledgment
• Confidentiality agreement: Signed before start. Due within 72 hours of signing.
• Medication dispensing access form (RNs only): Due within 72 hours of signing
• Facility badge photo: Required for candidates at certain locations
• RN competency checklist: Facility tracking only. Facility completes it after start; the candidate does not submit it.
• Onboarding information: Required ASAP so access and ID can be issued before start

References and Work History

• References: 2 required, supervisor level or above. One must be from the past year. Charge nurses accepted. At least one must cover affiliation dates from the past year.
• Employment application: Last 7 years of employment, with explanations for all gaps of 30 days or more
• Work history verification: Last 5 years of employment, with explanations for gaps of 30 days or more. Third-party and in-house verifications accepted. Attestations accepted for up to 3 positions, but not for the most recent or current positions if possible.
• Skills checklist: Required