Registered Nurse Patient Navigator 2

CAMC Health System•Charleston, WV

12d

About The Position

Serves as a consistent care coordinator, ensuring timely access to and seamless coordination of services throughout the breast care continuum. The role manages breast cancer patients across the continuum of care and uses care management practices to support clinical, quality, and economic outcomes. It coordinates care across settings and providers, supports patients and families with education and resources, and contributes to discharge planning, referrals, research awareness, and continuous quality improvement. The employee must demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, or care skills for the patient ages identified by the department. Competency is established through initial orientation and ongoing validation for independent performance of the role’s duties. The position also includes common organizational responsibilities such as maintaining required education, providing positive customer service, following attendance and scheduling policies, participating in quality improvement, and complying with organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

Associate's degree required.
One year of nursing experience.
Basic Life Support credential required within 30 days of hire.
Demonstrate the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, knowledge of growth and development, and understanding of the range of treatment needed by patients.
Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and duties.

Responsibilities

Cost-effectively manage breast cancer patients across the continuum of care.
Use care management practices and skills to manage clinical, quality, and economic outcomes for the breast cancer population.
Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines and care paths for breast cancer patients.
Coordinate breast cancer patient care across settings and with healthcare providers.
Provide patients and families with educational information and resources to support coping, self-care, and high-quality outcomes.
Assist with discharge planning and resource referrals for the breast cancer population to optimize outcomes and identify cost-effective opportunities.
Collaborate with the breast health team on community education needs and value-added services.
Evaluate clinical, quality, and economic outcomes of care for the breast cancer population.
Collect and evaluate breast cancer population data to support ongoing quality improvement.
Identify and solve problems based on current research and professional practice standards.
Participate in committees related to breast cancer care, prevention, and screening.
Maintain knowledge of ongoing clinical research activities.
Lead development of patient education standards.
Maintain and document required education.
Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations.
Comply with the organization's attendance policy and applicable departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
Participate in department and institution continuous quality improvement activities.
Perform work cost-effectively and in alignment with the organization's mission and strategic plan.
Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Perform related duties as assigned.