Nurse Navigator - Pulmonology Owensboro

Owensboro Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a patient advocate, liaison, and advisor/educator to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care from detection of disease through acute care treatment. Provides individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome barriers and facilitate timely access to quality medical and psychosocial care. Enhances the patient's quality of life, sense of autonomy, and self-determination for managing own health.

Requirements

• Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• A minimum of 4 years' relevant experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing required upon hire
• RN - Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Eligible to practice nursing in the State of Kentucky required upon hire
• BLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position

Nice To Haves

• Works under direct supervision.
• Department specific competencies for positions are detailed in the unit/department scope of service.

Responsibilities

• Rounds on and reviews assigned patients regularly and evaluates patient progress with plan of care.
• Communicates plan of care to patient and family and solicits concerns, questions, and issues for resolution.
• Provides support, counseling, and expert guidance to patients and families to promote their ability to understand and meaningfully participate in the healthcare process and personal decision-making.
• Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical staff, physicians, managed care companies, and external community resources to coordinate/maximize resources and identify/resolve barriers to the plan of care.
• Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psychosocial, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources.
• Intervenes as appropriate to advocate for patient and family.
• Provides educational resources, support, and coordination to assist patients in securing appointments.

Benefits

• Supports Owensboro Health’s Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests.
• Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures.
• Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety and a high reliability organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level