Nurse Navigator - Breast Clinic (24 hr, Day)
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: The Nurse Navigator's primary function is to serve as first contact for patients with positive breast cancer diagnoses, and guide patients and families through the health care system from the time of diagnosis through their duration of care, by assisting them with access to needed services, developing relationships with various providers and tracking interventions and outcomes. Coordinates this care to ensure safe, effective, efficient patient centered care. Serves as a central resource to patients and families to ensure exemplary care is provided. Communicates effectively with the Radiology & Surgery personnel and other department personnel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
- License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 3-5 years related work experience required in caring for surgical patients.
- Strong analytic skills with quality and data analysis.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work with a variety of personalities and disciplines.
- Experience with interdisciplinary health care approach.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Nice To Haves
- Oncology experience.
Responsibilities
- Initiates communication with patients regarding pathology results and follow up plan for abnormal results
- Guide patients through the health care system.
- Assists patients in connecting with community and social support services.
- Facilitates interaction and communication with health care staff and providers.
- Provides breast health education to individuals and groups.
- Develops and maintains a learning library for patients that include language specific materials.
- Identifies personnel in departments involved in the care of breast health patients (i.e., physicians, nurses, radiology, social services, radiation oncology & hematology/oncology) and develop relationships with them.
- Assist/direct patients with any questions/ concerns regarding payment of services.
- Assists with arranging for patient transportation where needed.
- Builds relationships with other patient navigators.
- Tracks interventions and outcomes.
- Through the use of formal screening performed at the time screening imaging, identifies patients at a higher risk for follow up consultation.
Benefits
- As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
- More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
- At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
