Nurse Navigator Palliative Care Clinic

BHS; Paducah (KY); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Baptist Health seeks a Nurse Navigator to serve as the primary clinical contact for specialty care patients and families. You will coordinate care across the continuum, guiding patients from diagnosis through treatment, discharge, and follow-up, and act as educator, advocate, and care coordinator to support informed decisions and adherence.

Under the direction of the Practice Manager, you will work to remove barriers to timely care, improve system flow, and enhance patient and provider

Qualifikationen

• BSN required.
• Minimum of three years of job-related experience.
• Current Kentucky or Compact State RN license.
• BLS certification via the American Heart Association.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for specialty care patients and their families.
• Coordinate care across the continuum from diagnosis to follow-up.
• Educate, advocate, and coordinate with patients and providers to ensure timely, seamless transitions.

Kenntnisse

Care coordination

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

BLS Certification

Jobbeschreibung

Summary

Job Description:

BHMG

Palliative Care

Job Summary:

The Nurse Navigator, under the direction of the Practice Manager, serves as the primary clinical point of contact for specialty care patients and their families, providing comprehensive coordination across the continuum of care. This role leverages deep specialty-specific knowledge to guide patients from diagnosis through treatment, discharge, and follow-up, eliminating barriers to timely care, facilitating system flow, and ensuring seamless transitions between referring providers, specialists, clinical research teams, ancillary services, and clinical outcomes departments. Acting as educator, advocate, and care coordinator, the Nurse Navigator supports informed decision-making, reinforces treatment plans, promotes adherence, and enhances both patient and provider satisfaction by delivering proactive, patient-centered navigation within a complex specialty care environment.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing, required.
• A minimum of three years of job-related experience required.
• Current Kentucky or Compact State unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support certification via the American Heart Association

RN, registered nurse, BSN

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.