Fetal Nurse Navigator (RN), OBGYN, Full-Time, Days
About The Position
UChicago Medicine is hiring a Nurse Navigator (RN) for its OBGYN Clinic at the Hyde Park location. The role partners with the clinical team to provide high-quality patient care and begins as a 100% onsite opportunity, with the potential for one to two days of remote work as business operations allow. The employee must be based in the greater Chicagoland area. Under the direction of a faculty sponsor and in collaboration with the program support team, the Nurse Navigator coordinates patient care throughout the disease process and serves as a clinical liaison across medical services and departments. The role assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs, and evaluates and manages symptoms before, during, and after treatment.
Requirements
- Current Illinois registered nurse license.
- At least two years of clinical nursing experience, with demonstrated competence in patient care, teaching, and patient management.
- General computer skills.
- Adaptability to changing work situations and assignments.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, family members, and physicians.
- Must be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
Nice To Haves
- Nurse certification in a specialty area, or be in the process of obtaining certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide care coordination and patient education to patients in the service line.
- Support discharge planning for the service line.
- Support transitions of patients to providers within the network.
- Resolve patient care gaps and monitor follow-up and completion by proactively reaching out to patients and responding to their phone calls and messages.
- Act as a liaison for patients, families, and their multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Educate patients and families, and reinforce education, on disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs and symptoms based on the multidisciplinary care plan.
- Review clinical documentation to improve length of stay.
- Develop or coordinate the development of patient education materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for patients discharged from the hospital, addressing questions and care needs to help prevent readmission or an emergency room visit.
- Provide direct patient care as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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