Arootah

Care Navigator

• Navigate the cancer-care journey, including diagnostic testing, specialist consultations, treatment planning, surgery, systemic therapies, radiation, recovery, follow-up, and survivorship
• Prepare for medical appointments by organizing information and developing prioritized questions for specialists
• Organize physician recommendations, identify unresolved questions, and translate agreed plans into next steps
• Coordinate information across oncology, breast surgery, cardiology/cardio-oncology, primary care, nutrition, and other specialists with client authorization
• Maintain a care plan tracking appointments, testing, recommendations, medications, pending decisions, questions, and follow-up actions
• Help the client understand general medical terminology and treatment pathways and identify questions for physicians
• Facilitate second opinions and additional specialist consultations
• Provide patient advocacy and communicate the client’s priorities, concerns, and questions to the healthcare team
• Support physician-approved priorities involving nutrition, hydration, medication adherence, sleep, movement, recovery, stress management, and other health behaviors
• Provide calm, compassionate support and refer medical, nutritional, or psychological issues to appropriate licensed professionals
• Support recommendations from physicians and/or a registered dietitian related to calories, protein, weight, muscle preservation, hydration, eating barriers, physical activity, sleep, recovery, and stress management
• Participate in or support important medical appointments when requested and authorized
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive personal and medical information

Oncology Care Navigator