Remote RN Nurse Navigator: Patient Care Coordinator

Highmark Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking an RN Nurse Navigator to serve as the primary contact for referring physicians, patients, and families. This hybrid role allows most work from home with some in-person days, with preference for candidates in the Greater Pittsburgh or Greater Erie regions.

The Nurse Navigator coordinates care across multidisciplinary teams for adult patients, educates on diagnosis and treatment options, and supports access to clinical and supportive services within the Network.

Qualifications

• Active PA RN license or multi-state eNLC licensure.
• 1-3 years nursing experience in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Oversees community outreach, high risk populations and disease specific sites to establish and sustain working relationships within the network (health plan, physicians, office staff, social services staff, financial counselor, dietician, etc.).
• Educates and coordinates care regarding patient's diagnosis, treatment options, course of treatment, clinical trial information and resources available.
• Works with health care team to ensure safe handoff, coordination of care between facilities as well as inpatient to outpatient or outpatient to inpatient coordination of care. Works with High-Risk Care Teams to reduce re-admissions. May work with and/or assist Registry staff with data collection, patient outcomes and updates care delivery models.
• Coordinates appointments including all aspects of the multi-disciplinary team (physicians, consults, supportive care services, etc. and accompanies patients as needed to appointments. Ensures that medication adherence issues are addressed.
• Works with AHN physician offices/facilities to identify at-risk patients and assists in facilitating appropriate screening processes.
• Trends data and outcomes as established for the navigation program. Identifies gaps to improve patient care across the continuum.
• Develops or attends an existing clinical care conference to report out on active patients to the multidisciplinary team.
• May identify bereavement needs of families and develop plan of care.

Skills

RN licensure

Nursing experience

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking an RN Nurse Navigator to serve as the primary contact for referring physicians, patients, and families. This hybrid role allows most work from home with some in-person days, with preference for candidates in the Greater Pittsburgh or Greater Erie regions.

The Nurse Navigator coordinates care across multidisciplinary teams for adult patients, educates on diagnosis and treatment options, and supports access to clinical and supportive services within the Network.