Registered Nurse (RN) - Thoracic Navigator

Surgery Partners Careers•Great Falls, MT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At the Great Falls Clinic Hospital, we pride ourselves on providing high quality care and exceptional service to our patients. Here you will find excellent nurse to patient ratios. This allows us to provide more personalized care and create stronger connections. You will discover a culture of teamwork, compassion, and an opportunity for professional growth. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Thoracic Navigator plays a key role in supporting patients with suspected or confirmed lung disease throughout their care journey. This hybrid position functions part time as a Lung Nodule Navigator and part time as a Procedural Nurse in the Bronchoscopy Lab. In the Navigator Role, this position ensures patients are effectively and efficiently guided through the healthcare system, from nodule detection through diagnosis and treatment by coordinating timely appointments, facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration, providing patient and family education, and serving as a consistent point of contact. In the Procedural Nurse role, this position supports Bronchoscopy Lab services by assisting with patient preparation, procedural support, clinical documentation, and post-procedure care to promote safe, high-quality outcomes. The Thoracic Navigator works collaboratively with Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nursing, and Ancillary Departments to remove barriers, promote continuity of care, and enhance the overall patient experience.

Requirements

Graduate of a Nursing program
Basic coronary class is required
Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
RN MT licensure
BLS
ACLS
Must understand EKG, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac medications and procedures.
Medical Terminology
Basic Nursing Principles and Procedures.
Keyboarding Skills
Basic Office Skills
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position

Responsibilities

ensuring patients are effectively and efficiently guided through the healthcare system, from nodule detection through diagnosis and treatment by coordinating timely appointments
facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration
providing patient and family education
serving as a consistent point of contact
assisting with patient preparation
procedural support
clinical documentation
post-procedure care to promote safe, high-quality outcomes
remove barriers
promote continuity of care
enhance the overall patient experience