RN Navigator - Neurosurgery & Sleep Medicine Clinics | Full Time

Sanford Health•Marshfield, WI

2d•$34 - $51•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Our Neurosurgery & Neurology / Sleep Medicine Clinics are growing and offering innovating treatments for complex neurologic conditions. We are seeking an RN Navigator to be involved in coordinating care and treatments for patients with complex neurologic conditions such as essential tremor, Parkinson’s Disease, chronic ischemic stroke, and obstructive and central sleep apnea. This role is vital to ensure patients and families have the treatment, education, and resources necessary to meet their needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred in Bemidji, Marshfield, and Rapid City. Required in Fargo and Sioux Falls (Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics). Required in Bismarck or enrolled and starting a Bachelor’s degree program within one year of hire with a completion date within three years upon date of hire into position.
Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.
Strong communication skills are required.
Self-motivated, working with little direction.
Ability to facilitate groups, multidisciplinary teams, and implement best practices when necessary.
Bachelor's degree in nursing
two years of clinical experience
clinical background in neurology or neurosurgery or critical care.

Responsibilities

Integrates health care for patients/clients across the continuum of care.
Collaborates with healthcare team and other professionals to coordinate and ensure timely sequencing of care.
Supports patients/clients and other family members by removing barriers of care.
Seeks to evaluate outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data.
Functions in structured and unstructured health care settings described as a geographic and/or situational environment that may not have established policies and procedures.
Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care.
Knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-related patient care protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients according to department scope of service.
May serve as a key link between providers, clinics, insurance concerns, communication, inpatient floors and outside facilities.
Establishes and maintains good interpersonal relationships with those with whom has contact.
Able to work with growth and development needs of client populations in clinical area.
Coordinates, facilitates and negotiates with others.
Monitors, evaluates and trends patient responses utilizing structured care methodologies.
Work closely with ancillary and support services.
Ability to solve problems, identify and implement process improvements when needed.
Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.