Registered Nurse Care Navigator

Ochsner Clinic Foundation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, LA is seeking a Nursing Care Transition Navigator who will coordinate patient care across transitions and work with the care team to ensure smooth discharge planning and continuity of care.

The role emphasizes strong communication, patient advocacy, and collaboration with physicians and allied health professionals to optimize outcomes and reduce readmissions.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 2 years of nursing experience.
• Current RN license in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
• Preferred - Certification in clinical specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings.
• Develops relationships with patients and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care.
• Manages high risk, complex patient care with the goal of minimizing readmission.
• Works closely with physicians to coordinate patient\'s care plan communication; collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to maintain and implement up-to-date coordinated patient centered care plan.
• Prepares, executes, and reinforces post-discharge care plan.
• Identifies barriers to care in an effort to elicit changes in processes for patients navigating the continuum of care.
• Collaborates with leadership to review processes with the goal of improving the clinical experience for referred patients and the referring physician.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Written communication

Conflict resolution

Travel required

Flexible schedule

Education

RN license in state of practice

Associate's or Bachelor's in nursing (preferred)

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, LA is seeking a Nursing Care Transition Navigator who will coordinate patient care across transitions and work with the care team to ensure smooth discharge planning and continuity of care.

The role emphasizes strong communication, patient advocacy, and collaboration with physicians and allied health professionals to optimize outcomes and reduce readmissions.