Registered Nurse (RN) - Navigator Ambulatory, General Surgery, FT, Day

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

About The Position

Provides direct patient care, education, and support to patients in a physician specialty practice, coordinating high-quality care across the continuum. Serves as a clinical and community resource, educator, and consultant to patients, families, and other health care providers. Coordinates and provides care using detailed treatment protocols initiated by physicians, without direct physician supervision. May assist physicians with invasive office and other surgical procedures performed in the practice setting. This is a non-management role reporting to a supervisor, director, or executive.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Three years of clinical nursing experience.
One year of experience in the department specialty.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or a license to practice as an RN in the state where the team member works.
Basic computer skills.
Data entry skills.
Mathematical skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Certification in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

Maintain advanced knowledge of disease entities, medications, and treatment options specific to the medical specialty.
Assess and evaluate patients’ extensive health histories; evaluate care effectiveness and adjust care according to predetermined plans or after consulting with a physician.
Monitor patient progress and consult with the surgeon or designee and other care team members as needed; refer patients to an appropriate physician or program when instructed.
Serve as the primary contact for patients and family members in non-emergent situations, potentially including 24-hour on-call coverage; conduct phone triage and involve physicians as needed.
Identify patient and family learning needs, develop and deliver educational plans with team members, and adapt teaching to meet objectives, including one-to-one teaching that supports self-management and participation in care.
Assist with invasive office procedures and other surgical procedures in the practice setting as needed, providing patient comfort and safety before, during, and after procedures.
Maintain collaborative working relationships with clinicians and administrative staff to develop and implement cross-continuum care management for patients with advanced disease processes.
Use the nursing process in office-based care, including assessment, planning, interventions, evaluation, and patient/family teaching; document appropriately in the patient’s EMR.
Promote patient safety by maintaining a safe environment and following safety procedures, protocols, and care standards; participate in environmental rounds.
Sterilize equipment and instruments properly and maintain required logs as directed by the nursing manager.
Champion the development, implementation, and evaluation of specialty-area performance improvement projects and policies and procedures.
Assist new team members until they are proficient.
Perform other duties as assigned.