Nurse Navigator - FFCHC

Munson Healthcare Careers; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, MI, seeks a Nurse Navigator (RN) to act as a liaison between patients, staff and physicians, providing care management and care coordination for adults with complex needs.

The role collaborates with primary care providers and specialists to deliver high-quality, cost-effective health care, focusing on developing patient-centric plans and ensuring efficient care delivery.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Michigan.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Experience in care coordination or case management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between patients, staff and physicians to provide care management and coordination.
• Collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, and families to ensure quality and cost-effective care.
• Assess plans, coordinate options, monitor outcomes, and optimize patient health status.

Education

Registered Nurse (MI) license

BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

Job description

Company Description

Location: 550 Munson Ave., Traverse City, MI

Schedule: 40 Hours Weekly: Full Time: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Will split time between Annual Wellness Visits and Care Management

More Than Just Care,It’sCommunity

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence,teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.
• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and freeindividualretirement counseling.
• Be Well: Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.
• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day inthe Life

The navigator functions in an organized and time conscious manner using effective customer service and interpersonal skills at all times.

• The Nurse Navigator will act as a liaison between patients, professional staff and physicians by providing care management and care coordination for adultpatients, with complex conditions, with complex social needs, and education needs.
• Serves in an expanded health care role to collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, members of the health care team, and patients/families to ensure the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective health care services.
• Assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient’s health status and decreasing hospital and emergency room utilization.
• Integrates evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols, in the development of individualized care plans that are patient-centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of health care

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing preferred.
• Previousexperience in Pre-Admission Testing, CaseManagementor clinical experience relevant to patient population being served is necessary.
• Experience in complex chronic disease management preferred
• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing preferred
• Five years' (5) experience as an RN preferred

Additional Information

Are you Munson Material?

Will split time between Annual Wellness Visits and Care Management

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.