Amy Jo Pixley, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG(T), has been a nurse for over 30 years and currently is an oncology nurse navigator in thoracic and melanoma at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has experience in pediatrics, adult and pediatric critical care and trauma, nursing administration, case management, and pediatric and adult oncology. She has served as adjunct faculty to the Lancaster General College and Health Sciences.
Ms. Pixley speaks nationally on topics in thoracic oncology and other cancer-related topics for community and support groups such as awareness lectures and intimacy after treatment. She has presented educational sessions on establishing Nurse Navigation programs to organizations such as the Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium. She has published articles for patients and caregivers in Conquer Magazine related to immunotherapy and shared decision making, and co-authored articles for the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship.
She is currently a certified oncology nurse, certified nurse navigator generalist and thoracic specialty, and a member of both the Oncology Nursing Society and the Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators. Ms. Pixley received her undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg University and a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University.