Nurse Navigator Acute Care PHI

MultiCare Health System; Washington, Tacoma (District of Columbia, WA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Nurse Navigator Acute Care to provide comprehensive services and manage clinical outcomes for cardiovascular patients. This role requires advanced nursing knowledge and skills, focusing on quality care and patient liaison responsibilities. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to improving cardiovascular health in the community.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Medical and dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Responsible for clinical, quality, and cost-effective outcomes for patients.
• Requires advanced knowledge to manage cardiovascular hospitalized patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive services to patients throughout the acute care continuum.
• Collect, trend, and analyze aggregate outcomes data for performance improvement.

Skills

Clinical Competency

Patient Liaison

Triage Principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Advanced degree in Nursing

Job description

About Pulse Heart Institute

MultiCare's Pulse Heart Institute is a physician led institute with multi-specialty partnership with Cardiothoracic surgery, vascular and cardiovascular service lines. Our team and state-of-the-art programs create a world-class health care organization and the destination center for cardiac, thoracic, and vascular care with complex structural heart disease and interventions, advanced heart failure service as well as advanced imaging with cutting edge technologies.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: Mon-Fri

Position Summary

The Nurse Navigator Acute Care is a multi-faceted position providing comprehensive services to patients throughout the acute care continuum working in the role of registered nurse, case manager, and patient/physician liaison. This position is responsible for the clinical, quality, and cost effective outcomes for a caseload of patients, and for collecting, trending, and analyzing aggregate outcomes data for the patient population to be used in identifying best practices and targeting performance improvement efforts. This position requires the advanced knowledge and expertise to manage cardiovascular hospitalized patients, understand triage principles, and identify and implement improvement processes. Work situations require substantial clinical competency and specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based upon the physical, developmental, psychological, environmental and spiritual principles. This position requires self-direction, motivation, organization, and interpretation of information relating to policies, procedures, and programs. Internal and external contacts include nursing staff and management, physicians, patients, families, community agencies, and professional peers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or obtained within five (5) years from the initial date of hire; RN with 15+ years of service may be considered in lieu of education agreement


• Advanced degree in Nursing (MSN, PhD, DNP, ARNP) preferred


• Current Registered Nurse license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS)


• Current Current BLS Certification(if direct patient contact)


• Certification in assigned area preferred


• Three (3) recent clinical experience in area of specialty

Why Choose Pulse?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven: Together, give people their best life. Pulse Heart Institute makes the complex world of cardiovascular care simple for our patients
• Award-winning: Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for several years running. Across the state of Washington, MultiCare hospitals with Pulse units were the facilities to achieve this award in 2024
• Employee-centric: MultiCare is consistently ranked among "America's Best Employers by State" by Forbes
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $112,674.00 - $183,810.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.