Cardiac Nurse Navigator- Fulltime

Erlanger Health System•Chattanooga, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cardiac Nurse Navigator manages and coordinates all aspects of care for treatment of Cardiovascular disease by working with the patient and family to provide education and collaboratively establish a plan of care, starting from the initial episode of care and following the continuum of care and continued long term follow up. This is accomplished through multidisciplinary interaction, symptom assessment and nursing management, education, care coordination, resource allocation and communication as identified by continuous needs assessments. The expectations are that the navigator function autonomously and will demonstrate professional behavior as he/she interfaces with the community, healthcare team and the patients. In addition, he/she will be accountable for tracking identified navigational and quality metrics as well as implementation of interventions to attain and maintain set metrics. The Cardiac Nurse Navigator is responsible for ensuring coordinated quality, seamless, and comprehensive services throughout the disease continuum. The navigator functions on the multidisciplinary team as an advocate, interpreter, educator, clinical liaison, counselor and collaborator for patients and their caregivers. He/she will identify patient's potential and realized barriers to care and will work to attain resources to mitigate those barriers. He/she will develop relationships with Heart & Lung Institute physicians to assist in education, create increased ease of access to services and transition of patient to and from the referring provider's practice. The navigator will partner with community organizations in outreach opportunities. He/she will attend and promote wellness activities. The navigator will act as a liaison within the facility and in the community promoting awareness of services that are provided by the Heart & Lung Institute. He/she will assist, as deemed appropriate, in research activities. He/she will work with the leadership team to collect data, track outcomes and support the strategic planning processes. He/she will develop and deliver quarterly reports on identified outcome metrics attained through performance improvement activities. He/she will work to ensure compliance standards. He/she will be accountable for researching and networking to seek grant funding opportunities for the designated programs. He/she will deliver compassionate, holistic care, while supporting the rights and dignity of all patients. The Cardiac Nurse Navigator demonstrates knowledge, skill and competency when applying evidence based practices, theory, principles and processes. He/she will have experience working collaboratively with medical teams and has the ability to build and maintain solid interdepartmental relationships. The Navigator is knowledgeable of current methods of treatment, new pharmaceutical agents, available community resources, insurance, financial assistance, counseling and support services. The Navigator will ensure that all personal, patient and departmental safety guidelines are upheld.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing or Nurse Practitioner Program.
Current licensure to practice in the state of Tennessee as a RN or Nurse Practitioner.
BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward.
Greater than 2 years cardiac related acute care experience.

Nice To Haves

BSN
Outpatient Cardiac Care experience
Prior educator or navigation experience.

Responsibilities

Manages and coordinates all aspects of care for treatment of Cardiovascular disease.
Works with the patient and family to provide education and collaboratively establish a plan of care.
Functions autonomously and demonstrates professional behavior.
Accountable for tracking identified navigational and quality metrics and implementing interventions to attain and maintain set metrics.
Ensures coordinated quality, seamless, and comprehensive services throughout the disease continuum.
Acts as an advocate, interpreter, educator, clinical liaison, counselor and collaborator for patients and their caregivers.
Identifies patient's potential and realized barriers to care and works to attain resources to mitigate those barriers.
Develops relationships with Heart & Lung Institute physicians to assist in education, create increased ease of access to services and transition of patient to and from the referring provider's practice.
Partners with community organizations in outreach opportunities.
Attends and promotes wellness activities.
Acts as a liaison within the facility and in the community promoting awareness of services that are provided by the Heart & Lung Institute.
Assists, as deemed appropriate, in research activities.
Works with the leadership team to collect data, track outcomes and support the strategic planning processes.
Develops and delivers quarterly reports on identified outcome metrics attained through performance improvement activities.
Works to ensure compliance standards.
Accountable for researching and networking to seek grant funding opportunities for the designated programs.
Delivers compassionate, holistic care, while supporting the rights and dignity of all patients.
Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competency when applying evidence based practices, theory, principles and processes.
Has experience working collaboratively with medical teams and the ability to build and maintain solid interdepartmental relationships.
Is knowledgeable of current methods of treatment, new pharmaceutical agents, available community resources, insurance, financial assistance, counseling and support services.
Ensures that all personal, patient and departmental safety guidelines are upheld.