Registered Nurse - Nurse Navigator, Orthopedic Clinic

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health in Missouri is seeking an experienced RN Navigator to coordinate care across the continuum in a clinic setting. You will connect patients with resources, collaborate with physicians and care teams, and help promote positive outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Day shift, Monday-Friday, with no nights or weekends. Requires RN licensure and BLS certification; three years of RN experience preferred. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program or equivalent licensing.
• Three years' registered nurse experience.
• Active RN license in applicable states.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison among management, physicians, and care teams to coordinate patient care.
• Collaborate with physicians and advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Collect data, track outcomes, and suggest process improvements.
• Provide referrals for follow-up care for underinsured patients.
• Apply nursing process (assess, plan, intervene, evaluate) in patient encounters.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Multitasking

Excellent written and verbal comms

Microsoft Office

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Highlights

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

As an RN Navigator, you will coordinate care, connect patients with resources, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote positive outcomes and enhance patient satisfaction.

Department

Orthopedic Clinic, MO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion

Schedule

Day shift, Monday-Friday, no nights, weekends, holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other technology platforms
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Job Summary

Provides services as a patient navigator throughout the continuum of care in a clinic setting.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Functions as a liaison for management staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, community organizations, and other customers.
• Collaborates with physicians and advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes. Coordinates efforts for treatment and promotes quality improvement and educational efforts.
• Compiles data, tracks outcomes, and makes recommendations for process improvement.
• Provides referrals/support for follow-up care for patients who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in all patient encounters.
• Assists medical provider with processing of diagnostic results bringing significant values to the provider’s attention. Exhibits knowledge of tests and procedures and their significance as related to patient care.
• Recognizes the implementation of dosages, interactions, side effects, adverse effects, routes of administration of drugs as they apply to individual patients. Uses knowledge of medications in instructing patients about medication therapy.
• Establishes working relationships teaching protocols for patient education, family counseling and general public information.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

Experience

• Three years' registered nurse experience

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

4943390235 SLUCR ORTHO CA CTR 2

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.