Local Contract Nurse RN - Nurse Navigator - $70-73 per hour (Hiring Immediately)

Apidel Technologies is seeking a local contract nurse RN Nurse Navigator for a local contract nursing job in Costa Mesa, California.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Nurse Navigator
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/06/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Position Details
Title: Clinical Nurse Navigator I
Duration: 3-Month Contract (Potential for Extension)
Location: Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (Onsite)
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Position Overview
Hoag Memorial Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Navigator I to coordinate and guide patient care across the healthcare continuum for patients with complex and specialty-specific diagnoses. This role serves as a patient advocate and clinical resource, ensuring seamless care coordination from diagnosis or admission through treatment, discharge, and follow-up care.
The Nurse Navigator will collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, case managers, patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, enhance the care experience, and support quality improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
• Coordinate patient care across the continuum from diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, and follow-up care.
• Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring patients and families understand treatment plans, care options, and available resources.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and families regarding diagnoses, treatment regimens, disease management, and healthcare services.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Facilitate referrals and connect patients with appropriate community resources, support services, and educational programs.
• Monitor patient progress, treatment compliance, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes.
• Identify barriers to care and proactively develop solutions to improve patient access and healthcare experiences.
• Support quality improvement initiatives through data collection, tracking, reporting, and outcome analysis.
• Participate in patient care planning, discharge planning, and care coordination activities.
• Assist with orientation, education, and mentoring of nursing staff and patient care personnel as needed.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and regulatory compliance.

Required Qualifications
• Active California Registered Nurse (RN) License in good standing.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience.
• Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency.
• Minimum 3 years of experience within a specialty area.
• One plus (1+) years of Oncology nursing experience
• Strong clinical assessment, patient education, and care coordination skills.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

Apidel Technologies Job ID #API5587.

About Apidel Technologies

At Apidel Technologies LLC , we specialize in delivering high-impact

healthcare staffing solutions that empower organizations to maintain

operational excellence and deliver exceptional patient care. With our

headquarters in Illinois and regional offices in New Jersey, California, and

Georgia, we offer both nationwide reach and local insight to support the

dynamic workforce needs of healthcare providers across the U.S.

We deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare

professionals , including Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical

Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses, Certified Nursing

Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant, and Nurse Practitioners, Medical

Laboratory Scientist, Phlebotomist, Histologists , across a diverse

spectrum of care settings such as hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers,

long-term care facilities, correctional institutions, and more . Our deep

talent network and sector-specific understanding position us as a valuable

partner to client platforms, enabling a scalable and seamless workforce

experience for healthcare employers and job seekers.

Since our founding in 2012, Apidel has earned the trust of Fortune 500

healthcare organizations, mid-sized providers , and government agencies

at the county and state levels. We provide end-to-end staffing services,

contingent workforce solutions, direct hire, temp-to-hire , and executive

search , designed to align with your clinical and operational objectives.

As a certified WBENC firm , we are committed to Diversity, Equity,

Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B ) and take a client-centric approach that

combines industry insight, agile delivery models, and culturally competent

staffing to help our clients thrive in today’s fast-evolving healthcare

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• License and certification reimbursement
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Sick pay