RN Navigator- AFib Center of Excellence
About the position This job functions as the liaison and communicator with the patient, caregivers, healthcare providers, and multi-disciplinary team members, as well as post-acute care and third party payers. Discusses alternative care options with patient/caregivers as well as the multi-disciplinary team and assists with discharge planning needs. Facilitates movement along the healthcare continuum to ensure quality, arenaflex effective outcomes are achieved in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion. Responsibilities • Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings. • Develops relationships with patients and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care. • Manages high risk, complex patient care with the goal of minimizing readmission. • Works closely with physicians to coordinate patient's care plan communication. • Works with multidisciplinary team to maintain and implement up-to-date coordinated patient centered care plan. • Communicates with all members of the healthcare team as patient advocate. • Prepares, executes, and reinforces post-discharge care plan. • Identifies barriers to care in an effort to elicit changes in processes for patients navigating the continuum of care. • Collaborates with leadership to review processes with the goal of improving the clinical experience for referred patients and the referring physician. • Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style. • Performs other related duties as required. Requirements • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. • 2 years of nursing experience. • Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice. • Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association. Nice-to-haves • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in nursing. • Certification in clinical specialty area. Benefits • Equal Opportunity Employer • Great Place to Work Certification • Top Workplaces USA award • Recognition for diversity and workplace culture Apply tot his job Apply tot his job