Breast Health Navigator
Breast Services
Breast Health Navigator
Helping patients navigate through their cancer journey from discovery to recovery
A breast health navigator is a health care professional trained in breast cancer care, who guides and supports patients and their families through the many challenges of breast cancer. The navigator is dedicated to bringing together all multidisciplinary team members involved in a patient’s care.
Meet Our Breast Health Navigator
Sharon Rhett,
MSN,RN,ACNP
TriStar Centennial Office:
615-342-5013
Fax:
615-342-7626
Mobile:
615-218-0220
The breast health navigator will provide assistance with:
- Understanding diagnosis and available treatment options
- Understanding what resources are available and how to access them
- Overcoming barriers and coordinating care with the entire healthcare team, including:
- Understanding your medications
- Connecting patients with outside resource centers such as the American Cancer Society, The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation, YMCA ABC program, Susan G. Komen, and Gilda’s Club for group support and breast cancer related products
- Providing educational materials
- Improving communication between the healthcare team and hosting multidisciplinary breast cancer conferences to assure personalized breast cancer treatment for each patient
- Offering patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials
Breast Health Navigators are also currently available at the following TriStar facilities: TriStar Horizon, TriStar Skyline, TriStar Summit, TriStar Southern Hills, and TriStar StoneCrest.