Nurse Navigator (40hrs/week - day shift) - Pulmonary/Oncology/Outpatient experience required

Jefferson Health Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MTTS certification training

Comprehensive benefits for full-time

Job summary

The Nurse Navigator at Jefferson University Physicians will support the Lung Cancer Screening Program, assisting patients through screening workflows and coordinating care across the Jefferson Health system.

Ideal candidates hold a BSN and have 2–3 years of direct patient-care experience, with current RN license and BLS certification. The role emphasizes interpersonal skills and program outreach in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• BSN required and MSN preferred.
• Current PA RN license and BLS certification required.
• 2–3 years of clinical patient-care experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with scheduling, decision-making, and education for screening patients.
• Coordinate follow-up tests and referrals with subspecialists as needed.
• Lead community outreach to increase lung cancer screening enrollment.
• Record results and track overdue follow-ups using tracking software.
• Collaborate on clinical research projects related to early cancer detection.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Scheduling coordination

Clinical coordination

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

Radiology tracking software

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

The Nurse Navigator performs basic nursing skills, patient navigation, and data management in the outpatient setting, with a focus on enhancing both the patient experience and the quality of interdisciplinary medical care provided by this Korman Respiratory Institute Program of Excellence. The Nurse Navigator will assist patients undergoing lung cancer screening through the comprehensive, centralized Lung Cancer Screening Program at Jefferson Health. A critical quality for success in this position is the ability to develop high-functioning interpersonal relationships with patients, physicians, and scheduling services for navigation of the Jefferson Health system.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Assists with scheduling, shared decision-making, and education for patients undergoing lung cancer screening, supervised by a CRNP.
• Opportunity to obtain master tobacco treatment specialist (MTTS) certification. Training will be provided.
• Reviews test results and coordinates additional workup for patients, including follow-up scans, diagnostic procedures, and/or evaluation by additional subspecialists in Pulmonary Medicine or in the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
• Records results and tracks patients who are due for follow-up in the Lung Cancer Screening Program using state-of-the-art radiology tracking software. Training will be provided.
• Leads community outreach efforts together with support organizations to provide education and increase enrollment in lung cancer screening.
• Participation and collaboration on clinical research projects focused on early detection of lung cancer will also be expected as a minor part of this role.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

BSN is required, and MSN is preferred

AND

Experience:

Current PA RN License and current BLS certification is required

Two (2) to three (3) years of clinical experience in a patient care setting is required

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Jefferson University Physicians

Primary Location Address

800-803 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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