Nurse Navigator - Neurology - Physician Practice

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

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Nurse Navigator in collaboration with the surgeons and/or providers and the entire healthcare team navigates the care for patients including but not limited to: ongoing assessment of patient and family needs including educational, financial, psychosocial, nutritional, and clinical; connecting patients and families to available resources within the health system and in the community, assessing patients for eligibility for clinical trials and facilitates access to care.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

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

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• BSN

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• National Certification.