Neurology Nurse Navigator: Patient Care & Access Advocate

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Nurse Navigator to collaborate with surgeons and providers to guide patients through care, education, and resources. The role emphasizes assessment of patient and family needs—educational, financial, psychosocial, nutritional, and clinical—and linking them to appropriate services within the health system and community.

Applicants should be an RN with at least five years of clinical experience, proficient in MS Office, and capable of independent judgment in

Qualifications

• Graduate of licensed school of nursing.
• RN with at least 5 years of clinical experience.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Strong organizational, time management and RN critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment with physicians, APNs, patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care with surgeons and providers.
• Assess patient and family educational, financial, psychosocial, nutritional and clinical needs.
• Connect patients to resources within health system and community.
• Evaluate eligibility for clinical trials and facilitate access to care.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Independent work

Communication with patients/families

Education

RN licensure

BSN preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Nurse Navigator to collaborate with surgeons and providers to guide patients through care, education, and resources. The role emphasizes assessment of patient and family needs—educational, financial, psychosocial, nutritional, and clinical—and linking them to appropriate services within the health system and community.

Applicants should be an RN with at least five years of clinical experience, proficient in MS Office, and capable of independent judgment in