Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Heart Failure

Inova Health System • Fairfax, VA

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About The Position

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator to join the Inpatient Heart Failure team. This role will be full-time, day shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (must be flexible). Travel may be required - rotating to our Oakville & Mark Center locations in Alexandria, in addition to Woodbridge & Loudoun. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 3 years of nursing experience
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Nice To Haves

• Telemetry experience
• ICU experience
• CVICU experience
• IMC - step down experience
• Heart failure experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Guides patient and family through the health system from diagnosis, testing, treatment and follow-up care to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care.
• Coordinates a patient's plan of care which may include appointment scheduling, confirming patient's attendance, transportation, assisting with referral process, and answering patient questions.
• Acts as a liaison, advocate and point of contact to patients in need of services such as screening, diagnostic treatment, clinical research participation, support services, and follow-up/aftercare plan by helping them access the best healthcare outcomes from doctors, hospitals and others who provide their required services.
• Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psychosocial, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources.
• Manages complex cases effectively and efficiently.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to address patient questions and responses about the care process and treatment options.
• Participates in obtaining quality outcomes such as decreasing emergency room visits, decreasing patient readmission rates and/or transition times.
• Develops/maintains reliable systems to document, track and monitor patient data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day
• Up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• Up to $10,000 for student loans
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree