Nurse Navigator/UKHC

U K Healthcare Ltd; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

U K Healthcare Ltd in Lexington, KY is seeking a Nurse Navigator to work with patients and the clinical team to facilitate timely, quality care and help remove barriers to access.

You will connect patients with resources and information to support informed decisions, provide education and emotional support, and coordinate communications among care providers from diagnosis through treatment and follow‑up or end‑of‑life care.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and the clinical care team to navigate timely, high-quality care and overcome barriers to access.
• Connect patients with resources and information to support informed decisions, and provide education and emotional support.
• Coordinate communications among care teams from diagnosis through diagnostic testing, treatment and follow-up or end-of-life care.

Job description

The Nurse Navigator will work with the patient and members of the clinical care team to help navigate their way to timely and quality care and to assist in overcoming any barriers to care. This will include, but is not limited to, connecting them to resources and information to make informed decisions, providing education and emotional support, and coordinating team communications. The NN will assist the patient from initial diagnosis through diagnostic testing, treatment, and follow-up or end-of-life care.

There is an IEBC.