NCCA Nationally Accredited BHCN™

Breast Health Clinical Navigator™

Certification Program 

The NCoBC BHCN™ Certification is the most comprehensive navigation program in the industry in regards to multidisciplinary care. The purpose of the BHCN™ exam is to identify applicants that have met the standards of achievement and the navigator’s role; enhance patient safety, quality of care and delivery of services through recognition and resolution of barriers to care; and recognize professionals who advance beyond basic knowledge in the specialty field of breast patient navigation.

BHCN™ = Breast Health Clinical Navigator (Licensed healthcare professionals [e.g., all nurses, all technologists])

Certification Eligibility Requirements: The applicant must:

• Licensure: Provide proof of valid medical license as a registered nurse or medical imager/radiologic technologist within the applicant’s professional role and scope of practice.
• Experience: Complete a minimum of 1 year breast care navigation practice (defined as 1500 hours) prior to certification testing. Experience must be within the past 2 years.
• Education: Complete at least eight hours of relevant focused educational courses in breast care, breast cancer and or breast navigation. Up to four hours of tumor board participation can be included
• Registration: Pay the testing fee of $295

As soon as a person successfully enrolls for the NCBC BHCN™ program, an informational hand book is emailed within 7 working days. The hand book does not contain all the material the applicant should review to prepare for the examinations. To prepare for the examinations the applicant should refresh him/herself on information received during their medical professional training. The hand book contains a list of resources from which questions/answers were validated.

A passing score of 75% or better is required to become certified. If an individual does not pass the examination he/she may sit for the examination again during the next 12 months with no additional fee.

Exam Dates: March 15, 19 and 20

NCoBC 2024 • Paris Las Vegas

View the 24 page NCoBC 2024 Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference

Brochure/Syllabus flip book

An Empowering 3 Day Interdisciplinary

Breast Center Conference

Learn and be motivated by more than 90 world class speakers with

key take away information that can immediately impact your organization.

Earn up to 17.5 credits

Plus

6 Pre/Post-Conferences for all disciplines

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The Essential Oncoplastic Surgery Course™ Earn up to 17.25 credits

with optional Certificate of Performance in Oncoplastic Surgery™

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Breast Patient Navigator Certification (BPNC™) Exam

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2 NCCA Nationally Accredited NCBC Certification Programs:

Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment (CGRA™) Exam

Breast Health Clinical Navigator (BHCN™) Exam

•

3rd Annual NCoBC Survivors & Advocates Summit™

New for 2024

BOGO 4 Day Imaging Team Training for Radiologists and Technologists - Earn up to 26.5 Credits

Technologist 2 Day Training Package - Earn up to 15 credits

March 15th - 20th, 2024 - Paris Las Vegas

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