Registered Nurse Navigator - Maternal Fetal Center

LE01 Valley Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 82,862 - 118,211; Full time

Job summary

Valley Children's Healthcare is seeking an RN Navigator to act as expert clinician, educator, consultant and coordinator of care. This role partners with Providers, Nurses and the team to monitor and improve access to care, patient outcomes, and the overall patient/family experience.

Under California Nursing Practices Act, the RN Navigator coordinates cross‑departmental activities across the continuum of care and multiple facilities, guiding patients and families through complex treatment paths.

Qualifications

• Education: College Degree - 2 year In Nursing (required).
• Licenses: RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN (required).
• Work Experience: Minimum two years in clinical nursing specialty (preferred).
• Extensive advanced knowledge of nursing principles, clinical practice, and healthcare systems.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Patient care coordination

Education

Two-year Nursing degree

Four-year Nursing degree

Job description

About Us

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are highly trained in complex pregnancies. Our physicians treat moms with health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, advanced maternal age, seizure disorders, bleeding, early labor or other health complications. We provide care for unborn babies that may have a birth defect and can identify 80-90 percent of babies who will need early neonatal intervention. Valley Children's is committed to providing all the care a mother and baby need right here in the Central Valley. With a broad spectrum of board-certified physicians and subspecialists, Valley Children's Maternal Fetal Center brings a variety of experts on maternal-fetal medicine together in one place.

Job Summary

The RN Navigator is a specialty nurse who functions in the role of expert clinician, educator, consultant and coordinator of care. In collaboration with the Providers, Nurses and the healthcare team, the RN Navigator coordinates, monitors and evaluates the clinical care and services for patients and families providing clinical support to improve access to care, patient care, and outcomes. The RN Navigator serves as a resource and primary contact to assist the patient and family in navigating healthcare and the course of treatment. With in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience in the area of specialty, the RN Navigator assists the patient, family, staff and physician in providing solutions for complex patient care issues and in navigating the healthcare systems. The RN Navigator coordinates activities across; the continuum of care, interdepartmentally, and multiple healthcare facilities and subspecialty providers. This position practices within the scope of the California Nursing Practices Act and in accordance with healthcare organizations policies and under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer.

Qualifications

• Education College Degree - 2 year In Nursing (required)
• College Degree - 4 year In Nursing (preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required)
• Work Experience Minimum two (2) years Experience in clinical nursing specialty (preferred)
• Skills and Abilities Extensive advanced knowledge of nursing principles, clinical practice, and healthcare systems. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

Salary Range: $60.15 - $85.81

Working Arrangement

Workshift: Day (United States of America)

Position Details

Position Exempt: Yes
FTE %: 100
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Daily Hours: 8

Valley Children's Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California's only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children's delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children's hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.