RN Navigator - Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

3d•$34 - $51•Onsite

About The Position

Our pediatric specialty clinic is looking for an RN navigator to join the team! This role will help coordinate care to ensure families and patients have the treatment, education and resources necessary to meet their needs within the Pediatric Infectious Disease department. Our Pediatric Infection Disease Clinic cares for patients with complicated or unusual infections, unexplained fever or illness, and immunodeficiency. In addition, our staff, along with our pediatric infectious disease providers, go to several outreach clinics throughout the region, allowing for increased access to the specialized care that is essential to their health and wellness. This is a great opportunity to work in a clinic setting with a variety of patients! We are open Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, no weekends or holidays. Come and be part of our passionate team of pediatric nurses and support staff who provide patient centered care to children in our specialty clinic!

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
Currently holds an unencunbered 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.

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.
Integration enhances patient flow and interdisciplinary communication promotes early intervention.
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.
Strong communication skills are required.
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.
Self-motivated, working with little direction.
Ability to facilitate groups, multidisciplinary teams, and implement best practices when necessary.
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.