Nurse Navigator - OB/GYN Clinic

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Park Ridge, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Navigator provides continuity of care for patients in the OB/GYN specialty by facilitating smooth transitions between care settings and guiding patients and families through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The role builds relationships with patients and their multidisciplinary care teams to coordinate subsequent treatment and follow-up. The Nurse Navigator assesses individualized patient needs and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and other departments to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care. The position supports patients and families through education, advocacy, attention to psychosocial needs, continuity of care, and identification of barriers. It also provides clinical guidance to the multidisciplinary team for collaborative teaching, patient and family education, discharge planning, wellness, and health maintenance. The role coordinates timely, seamless, evidence-based care across the care continuum to support optimal patient outcomes. This position is based in Park Ridge and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, for 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 5 years of nursing experience that includes performing nursing assessments, developing care plans, and educating patients.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Ability to push and pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, and fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures or functions.
Ability to maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines and perform patient safety interventions, including restraint and verbal de-escalation if needed.
Ability to respond quickly to changes in patient or unit conditions.
Protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary when exposed to chemical or hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, or communicable disease.
Physical Abilities Testing may be required.

Responsibilities

Ensure continuity of care and smooth transitions between care settings.
Build relationships with patients and multidisciplinary teams to facilitate 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, psychosocial support, advocacy, continuity of care, and identification of barriers.
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.