Nurse Navigator - Neurosurgery Clinic (FT- 0.9 FTE, Day Shift)

Bozeman Health; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Bozeman Health in Bozeman, MT is hiring a Nurse Navigator RN to support the Ambulatory Care Team and coordinate care across clinics and procedures. No neurosurgery experience is required, and the role emphasizes seamless transitions from clinic to procedures with patient education.

The position features a 4-day work week, no night shifts, weekends, holidays, or on-call needs, plus full benefits and professional development opportunities within a brand-new neurosurgery service line.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Nursing from accredited nursing program.
• Montana Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Current AHA BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care in a clinic setting as part of the nurse navigator role.
• Collaborate with providers, schedulers, nursing, and other departments.
• Coordinate orders, scheduling, and procedures to ensure care continuity.
• Educate patients and families about the plan of care and follow-up.
• Maintain timely completion of education, trainings, and certifications.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Patient education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Montana RN licensure

AHA BLS Certification

Tools

EMR familiarity

Job description

Job Summary

Now Hiring RNs - No Neurosurgery Experience Needed!

Bozeman Health | Ambulatory Care Team

Why You'll Love This Role

• No nights, weekends, holidays, or call
• 4-day work week = better work-life balance
• Full benefits + professional development
• Be part of something NEW & exciting!

What You'll Do

• Deliver patient-centered care in a supportive clinic setting
• Collaborate with a top-notch team
• Help grow our brand-new neurosurgery service line - no prior experience required!

Ready to make a change? Join us at Bozeman Health and take your nursing career in a fresh direction!

Position Summary

The Nurse Navigator collaborates with providers and/or clinical areas to coordinate service and ensure quality of care for patients. This nurse interdependently assesses, evaluates and implements care delivered to patients and ensures a smooth transition of patients from clinic to procedural and outpatient treatment areas. The nurse navigator, together with the multidisciplinary team, facilitates timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures to expedite the plan of care and promote continuity of care. The registered nurse also plans and implements patient and family education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Nursing from accredited nursing school
• Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• 1 year of direct patient care experience

Preferred

• Certification in specialty
• Experience in specialty
• 3 years of direct patient care experience

Essential Job Functions

In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must maintain timely completion of all required education, trainings, and certifications as assigned and in accordance with Bozeman Health policies, department-specific requirements, applicable certification program and registry requirements, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

• Coordination of patients
• Actively participates as a team member by communicating with providers, schedulers, nursing, infusion, radiology, lab, and other departments
• Assist in tracking of incidental radiological/laboratory findings as needed. Contact patients if needed to assure appropriate follow up is done.
• Coordinate the ordering, scheduling, and performance of selected procedures and treatments as indicated.
• Collaborate with clinic team as well as other departments to ensure overall coordination of services and ensure positive interactions with providers from oncology, primary care, and specialty/procedural areas.
• Assist with Survivorship care planning as needed
• Counsel and educate patients to ensure the patient is well informed of all portions of the plan of care
• Works with non-licensed staff to gather necessary medical records for review.
• Works with other co-workers to improve care processes in the department.
• Room patients - Gather patient data consistently and accurately, collect information on history of present illness or injury, obtain vital signs, review current medications and allergies. Document patient encounters in EMR.
• Triage and respond to patient phone messages in a timely manner according to clinic guidelines, collaborate with provider, act on provider response, and communicate with patient; document task communications in EMR/paper chart.
• Other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrate sound judgment, patience, and maintain a professional demeanor at all times
• Exercise tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality
• Perform essential job functions successfully in a fast-paced environment
• Learn current and new computer applications and office equipment utilized at Bozeman Health
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills l