Rebecca Loss, RN, BS

Rebecca Loss, RN, BS

Infusion Room Nurse Navigator

In 1982 I graduated from West Chester State College (now University) with a Bachelor of Science in Health Education. My goal at the time was to educate our youth in ways to take better care of themselves, promote healthy living and teach future generations preventative heath education. In 1989 I decided to return to school to obtain my nursing degree.  I chose Gwynedd-Mercy College and completed my Associate of Science in Nursing in May of 1990.  During my time as a student nurse, I was given the opportunity to be an intern at The Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) in the Emergency Department. For two years, as an intern,  I was involved in learning what nursing is and how to become a compassionate bedside nurse.  Upon graduating from nursing school I was able to stay at MCP to begin my career. In 1993, I accepted a staff nurse position at Presbyterian Medical Center in the Emergency Department; there I was able to hone my skills and build new ones that incorporated my love of both nursing and teaching.  While at PMC,  I was able to teach and mentor new nurses, assist in the training of medical interns and residents as well as care for the community of West Philadelphia.

In 2009, I decided to stretch my wings and look into other nursing fields where my love for teaching and compassion for patients could thrive.  I also wanted to learn more about oncology nursing and all it had to offer.  I found that both my love of nursing and desire to teach could be fulfilled within the oncology setting so I took several courses specifically in oncology nursing and my new career started to take shape.  In April of 2011 I was offered a position at Fox Chase Cancer Center that would allow me to incorporate both nursing and teaching and give me the chance to enter an exciting new field: Nurse Navigation. As the Infusion Room Nurse Navigator I am able to listen and provide support to patients and family members during a very challenging part of the cancer treatment process.