Nurse Navigator

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

7d

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 of care and coordinates overall subspecialty program goals and outcomes.

The Nurse Navigator assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, environmental, financial, and functional status in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including their past and present treatment course. The position supports timely appointments, helps develop goals and treatment plans in line with evidence-based standards and clinical trials, and works with the physician lead to identify appropriate next steps in care. The Nurse Navigator also contributes to performance improvement and develops case management plans that address individual patient and family needs.

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 an 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 to identify the most appropriate next course of care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members on performance improvement activities, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating clinical outcomes and processes for patients.
• Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to analyze and synthesize data and formulate case management plans addressing individual patient and family needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time