Nurse Navigator (Imaging)-Full Time Days

Start the day excited to make a difference...end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

$10,000 Sign On Bonus
Internal Associates Not Eligible

The Nurse Navigator coordinates the care of, and provides education to, defined patient populations to ensure evidence-based clinical care, promote patient self-management and achieve optimal clinical outcomes. This position participates in and supports process improvement initiatives to achieve evidence-based care and organizational goals. The Nurse Navigator collaborates with hospital leadership and healthcare providers across the care continuum to ensure patient and program needs are met.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Coordinates care of the inpatient to include:
  • Identification of patient/family readmission risk factors and barriers to care
  • Adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines
  • Resource utilization
  • Development of an individualized plan of care to include appropriate referrals
  • Development of a transitional/post-discharge plan of care to reduce risk of readmission
  • Communication of relevant patient and plan of care information across care continuum
• Provides/reinforces disease-specific education to patients, families and caregivers to support patient self-management and achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
• Analyzes and identifies readmission trends through chart review, patient/family interview and staff engagement, and develops processes to reduce readmissions.
• Collaborates with leaders, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff across the care continuum to ensure disease-specific patient and program needs are met and facilitates improvement of outcomes.
• Develops and implements protocol and processes to support provision of evidence based care in defined patient population.
• Develops disease-specific educational material and trains Associates involved in the care of defined patient population.
• Actively participates in meetings and other care initiatives that support management of defined patient population.
• Participates in regulatory reviews, as requested, to support hospital surveys and/or disease-specific certifications.
• Maintains competency of current evidence-based clinical guidelines for care of defined patient population through avenues such as self-education, attendance of conferences and participation in local/national networks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the state of Virginia required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' clinical experience in the acute care setting required.
• Experience with the defined patient population required.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills required.
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers preferred.
• Experience with root cause analysis and process improvement methods preferred.
• Experience with designing education tools and conducting educational sessions with patients and nursing staff preferred.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.