Nurse Navigator

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

3d

About The Position

The Nurse Navigator is a key member of the multidisciplinary team, serving as an advocate, educator, and facilitator of care. The role ensures that referred patients receive quality, comprehensive services throughout the continuum and coordinates overall subspecialty program goals and outcomes.

The Nurse Navigator assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, environmental, financial, and functional status in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, including their past and present treatment course. The role supports timely appointments and helps develop goals, treatment plans, and provider options in accordance with evidence-based standards and clinical trials. Working directly with the physician lead, the Nurse Navigator reviews diagnostic studies, clinical history, and treatment course to identify the most appropriate next care. The position also contributes to performance improvement and develops case management plans responsive to individual patients and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nursing License.
• CPR or BCLS certification.
• Three years of experience in an acute care setting.
• For the oncology specialty, one year of experience in medical, surgical, or radiation oncology.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, psychological, social, environmental, financial, and functional status, including past and present treatment course, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members.
• Assist in organizing and coordinating timely patient appointments.
• Understand and develop goals, treatment plans, and provider options in accordance with evidence-based standards and clinical trials.
• Work directly with the physician lead to review diagnostic studies, clinical history, and treatment course and identify the most appropriate next course of care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members on performance improvement activities, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical outcomes and processes for patients.
• Use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to analyze and synthesize data and formulate case management plans addressing patients’ individual and family needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time