RN Navigator -HVI Procedure Scheduling

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Navigator will support the ability to schedule all procedures performed in the department, allow for patient prep and education of CT procedures, ultrasound biopsies, para/thoras, and IR cases, and ensure outpatient PCI patients called the day after the procedure. At Carle Health, they are committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of their patients and communities. Carle Health has nearly 17,000 team members and providers who work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. They have grown to include eight award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. They are also developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Several of their hospitals hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. Carle Health offers opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Associate's Degree: Nursing (Required)

Responsibilities

Resource to ensure that the pre-procedural requirements are completed.
Serves as a liaison to provide support to pre-procedural patients, schedulers, proceduralists, HVI staff, outside PCP's, clinics, and proceduralists offices.
Maintain knowledge of all tests, medications, and possible contraindications associated with procedure and anesthesia/moderate sedation.
Completion of Pre-Procedural checklist /= 2 - 7 days prior to procedure (excluding emergent/add on cases).
Monitors and maintains pre-procedural checklist completion prior to procedure.
Reviews and ensures up to date History and Physicals.
Provides patient education and instruction regarding: procedure that is ordered, medication orders to either take or hold prior to procedure.
Performs the Pre-Day calls to patients having procedures at main hospital to verify compliance with medication instructions, procedure report time, review of medications to take in the AM day of procedure and answer any questions.
Reinforces diet.
Reinforces the CHG bath instructions with patients at Pre-Day call if required.
Serves as liaison to the proceduralist, PCP, referring provider in obtaining additional tests/forms, teaching on medication, informing patients of lab/test results prior to procedure.
Performs Post Catheterization Intervention (PCI) patient phone calls to ensure adherence to medication orders.