Nurse Navigator - OB/GYN Clinic

Advocate Health•Park Ridge, IL

6d•$41 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Navigator provides continuity of care by helping patients transition smoothly between care settings and coordinating treatment and follow-up with patients and their multidisciplinary care teams. The role performs nursing assessments, identifies individualized needs, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and other departments to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care. The Nurse Navigator supports patients and families through education, advocacy, continuity of care, attention to psychosocial needs, and identification of barriers to care. The position guides patients and families through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across the continuum of care, and provides clinical guidance to the multidisciplinary team in developing teaching plans, patient and family education, discharge planning, wellness, and health maintenance within the specialty. The position coordinates timely, seamless, evidence-based care to support optimal patient outcomes. It is a full-time role based at the Park Ridge location, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
Typically requires five years of nursing experience, including nursing assessments, care plan development, and patient education.

Responsibilities

Provide continuity of care and facilitate smooth transitions between care settings.
Build relationships with patients and their multidisciplinary teams to coordinate treatment and follow-up.
Complete nursing assessments to identify individualized patient needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and other departments to develop interdisciplinary plans of care.
Support patients and families through education, advocacy, continuity of care, attention to psychosocial needs, and identification of barriers to care.
Guide patients and family members through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across the continuum of care.
Provide clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams in designing collaborative teaching plans and programs.
Plan and provide patient and family education and discharge planning, including wellness and health maintenance within the designated specialty.
Coordinate timely, seamless, evidence-based care across the care continuum to support the best patient outcomes.