Navigator RN

CommonSpirit Health • Merced, CA

4d

About The Position

The Nurse Navigator is assigned to a population of patients and provides individualized and comprehensive care to reduce barriers and ensure prompt access to care. Utilizing the nursing process the Nurse Navigator performs clinical assessments education on disease processes symptom management to support patients through their care continuum. The Nurse Navigator collaborates and communicates effectively with the multidisciplinary team to effectively coordinate patient care ensure continuity of care and provide exceptional patient experience. The Nurse Navigator initiates referrals to appropriate inter-disciplinary teams for physical psycho-social and spiritual support through all stages of the continuum of care. The nurse navigator also collaborates with the social worker with patient navigation and social supportive items. The nurse navigator will support quality care by participating and supporting quality improvement activities. Upholds and applies standards established by the American College of Surgeons to ensure continued accreditation as a Community Cancer Center.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license with the state of California.
• Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
• Three (3) years of recent clinical experience in Oncology.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in nursing education healthcare community health or related field within 3 years
• Excellent communication skills written and oral; able to adjust to variable audiences and levels of education.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with others across all departments.
• Serves as a liaison to community organizations to articulate the mission of the Mercy Medical Center Cancer Center and our core values.
• Ability to identify patient/family needs and then to coordinate and deploy resources to effectively match those needs.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at one time.
• Works under the direction of the standards established by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
• Requires minimal supervision able to work independent
• Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology Certified Nurse OCN

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized and comprehensive care to reduce barriers and ensure prompt access to care.
• Performs clinical assessments education on disease processes symptom management to support patients through their care continuum.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with the multidisciplinary team to effectively coordinate patient care ensure continuity of care and provide exceptional patient experience.
• Initiates referrals to appropriate inter-disciplinary teams for physical psycho-social and spiritual support through all stages of the continuum of care.
• Collaborates with the social worker with patient navigation and social supportive items.
• Supports quality care by participating and supporting quality improvement activities.
• Upholds and applies standards established by the American College of Surgeons to ensure continued accreditation as a Community Cancer Center.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees