Nurse Navigator - Full Time - Days

Black Women's Mental Health Institute; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nurse Navigator position at Black Women's Mental Health Institute is a leadership role that guides direct patient care teams, coordinating care to ensure timely, safe, and high-quality services for patients. It emphasizes collaboration with bedside nurses to develop and execute care plans across inpatient and outpatient populations.

Key duties include discharge planning, LOS management, utilization oversight, and post-acute follow-up.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing program.
• Current RN license.
• 2–3 years of nursing experience.
• BLS/ACLS certifications within 90 days.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care by assessing needs and developing care plans.
• Provide pre-op education and lead daily rounds.
• Discharge planning and LOS management with utilization oversight.
• Collaborate with bedside nurses to ensure high-quality care.
• Post-acute follow-up and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Patient care coordination

Nursing leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

RN license

BSN preferred

Job description

The Nurse Navigator is a leadership role responsible for supporting and guiding direct patient care providers.

They coordinate patient care by assessing individual needs, making recommendations based on illness severity, and ensuring timely, safe, and high-quality care.

The role involves collaborating with bedside nurses to develop and execute care plans, managing inpatient and outpatient populations, and facilitating discharge planning, LOS management, and utilization oversight.

Key duties include pre-op education, daily patient rounding, discharge disposition, and post-acute follow-up.

The Nurse Navigator holds accountability for care quality, professional conduct, regulatory compliance, and promoting best practices within the care model.

Qualifications include a graduate of an approved nursing program, current RN license, 2-3 years of experience, and BLS/ACLS certifications within 90 days.

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.