Breast Health Nurse Navigator
About the job
- Graduation from an accredited nursing school is required.
- Current New York State licensure as a registered nurse is required.
- Current Basic Life Support certification is required.
- Professional nursing experience appropriate to the service and position is required.
- Clinical skills for patient care delivery through the nursing process are required.
- The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs is required.
- The role requires the ability to speak, read, and write English to the extent required by the position.
- Incorporate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
- Communicate with patients, colleagues, and management in an accurate, considerate, and timely manner through written, verbal, and electronic channels.
- Employ critical thinking skills to achieve outcomes and solve problems.
- Engage in caring relationships that integrate the human experience of health, illness, and healing, as well as relationship-based care.
- Manage assignments and material resources effectively.
- Apply leadership skills consistent with the role and experience.
- Incorporate teaching in care delivery to promote health and prevent disease, and document when appropriate.
- Integrate relevant knowledge and evidence-based practice while utilizing teamwork and collaboration.
- Provide specialty-specific care as outlined by Maimonides Medical Center.
- Maintain competencies in the individual field of responsibility.
- Participate in interviewing and evaluating new health care team members.
- Act as a preceptor for new health care team members.
- Use computer systems as they pertain to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Ensure a safe environment and milieu in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Participate in Maimonides Medical Center's ongoing Quality Performance Improvement initiatives and identify opportunities for organizational improvement.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Certified Breast Care Nurse certification is preferred; candidates hired without it are expected to obtain it within 18 months of hire.
- Two to three years of prior experience working with oncology patients, preferably in breast cancer, is preferred.
- A Master of Science in Nursing is preferred.
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is preferred.
- Fluency in a second language is preferred.
About the company
Maimonides Medical Center provides comprehensive health care as Brooklyn’s largest hospital, offering inpatient and outpatient services, surgeries, and a Children’s Hospital with a Pediatric ER, Pediatric ICU, and Neonatal ICU. Care is delivered through specialty departments such as Cardiac, Neuro, Thoracic, Urologic, and Orthopedic, and the hospital acts as an independent teaching facility that combines patient treatment with medical education and research. It differentiates itself with outstanding CMS outcomes in heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, and runs Brooklyn’s largest pediatric and neonatal services with mortality rates lower than the national average. Its goal is to provide high-quality, broad medical care while training physicians and advancing medical knowledge through teaching, research, and specialized patient services.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
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Founded
1911
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 17, 2026 PHHPC unanimously approved the NYC Health + Hospitals transaction.
- April 2026 and August 2026 openings expanded Nostrand Avenue and 7th Avenue outpatient access.
- Maimonides hired Vishal Vashistha on March 12, 2026, strengthening cancer leadership.
What critics are saying
- August 2026 lawsuits still challenge the NYC Health + Hospitals merger.
- State regulators cite steep operating deficits and $2.2 billion subsidies to keep Maimonides open.
- If financing or court approvals fail, Maimonides faces insolvency and service contraction.
What makes Maimonides Medical Center unique
- Brooklyn's largest independent teaching hospital still anchors borough-wide specialty care.
- Maimonides runs Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center.
- Its Menopause Center and Women's Neurology Center target underserved women's health niches.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours