Registered Nurse Patient Navigator, Case Management - Full Time

Mercy Health System Corporation; Janesville (WI); Sur place; USD 81 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA Options

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Certification Reimbursement

Well-being Programs

Employee Discounts

On-Demand Pay

Résumé du poste

Mercyhealth seeks an RN Patient Navigator to coordinate and facilitate patient care, ensuring appropriate services and efficient resource use. The role emphasizes compassionate, culturally sensitive holistic nursing in a clinical setting, with 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday, daytime shift.

Responsibilities include care coordination, discharge planning, patient education on chronic diseases, and collaboration with the care team to meet core measures and Utilization Management standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN or enrollment in a BSN completion program upon hire.

Responsabilités

• Provide case management, advocacy and care coordination to ensure seamless transitions.
• Perform early patient assessment to identify discharge planning needs.
• Create individualized care plans for continuing care.
• Refer to post-hospital providers using community resources.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to ensure timely discharge and complete instructions.
• Educate patients and families about chronic disease conditions.
• Collaborate with staff to meet core measures before discharge.
• Participate in Utilization Management review.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks to patient and organization.

Connaissances

Case management

Care coordination

Advocacy

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Nurse education

Epic EMR

Allscripts Care Management

Outlook

Excel

Word

On-call readiness

Formation

BSN

Accredited nursing program graduate

Outils

Allscripts Care Management

Epic EMR

Outlook

Excel

Word

Description du poste

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW The RN Patient Navigator coordinates and facilitates patient care activities to assure appropriateness of services and efficient utilization of resources, improve coordination of care across the health care continuum, and to contribute to improved patient satisfaction and outcomes. Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and strategic plan. Schedule: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday Shift: Days

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides case management, advocacy, and care coordination services to hospital patients in a variety of settings to assure seamless transitions in care while minimizing any associated delays or risk of readmission.
• Conducts early patient assessment, by case-finding and referral, to identify coordination and discharge planning needs.
• Creates individualized, patient -focused plan for meeting continuing care needs.
• Makes referrals to post-hospital care providers utilizing knowledge of community resources.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure discharge is timely, patient education and instructions are complete, and appropriate follow-up is established.
• Utilizes current clinical nursing knowledge to effectively educate patients and families about chronic disease conditions.
• Collaborates with staff nurses and physicians to ensure all elements for core measures have been met prior to discharge.
• Conducts clinical review process according to Utilization Management Plan.
• Identifies and intervenes in situations that pose financial risk to the patient and the organization.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN or upon hire BSN completion agreement for enrollment in an accredited BSN Completion Program May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines).

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

• Current Registered Nurse License in the state of practice.
• Case Management Certification (ACM) preferred.
• Certification preferred within three years to a specialty approved by CNO or designee; i.e.; Case Management, Med/Surg or Diabetic Education.
• BLS/CPR required within 90 days.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• May include color blind test (per department guidelines)
• Must be skilled with use of voice mail and phone features.
• Must be able to use available technology for language interpretation.
• Must have expert knowledge of Allscripts Care Management program and Epic EMR.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook, and have basic knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Must be able to easily toggle between computer applications.
• Must be available to work and or be on-call on weekends and holidays, as assigned.
• On-call requires accessibility by pager or cell phone during assigned hours and ability to respond promptly to pages by phone.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

Assignments are based on abilities and are normally received in the form of results expected and due dates. Only general procedures are available to guide work. Must be able to work independently with minimal guidance.

SUPERVISES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PAY RANGE

$38.80 - $60.14

Equal Opportunity Employment

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Life & Disability Insurance FSA/HSA Options Generous, accruing paid time off Paid Parental and caregiver leave Career advancement and educational opportunities Tuition and certification reimbursement Certification Reimbursement Well-being Programs Employee Discounts On-Demand Pay Financial Education Annual recognition/awards events Partner appreciation days Family entertainment/attractions discount Community service/improvement opportunities

About Mercyhealth

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50 One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations. As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more. The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.