RN Care Navigator: Chest Pain & Stroke

UNC Health Care; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in North Carolina invites you to join a nursing team dedicated to coordinating care for patients in the Chest Pain unit. The role emphasizes clinical administrative nursing care coordination within an inpatient setting, focusing on discharge planning, data tracking, and education.

As a Coordinators, you will round with interdisciplinary teams, communicate with patients and families, analyze performance metrics, and support ongoing improvement in patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Minimum five years of professional nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide information and inservices to staff; develop patient education materials.
• Collect and analyze data; participate in performance improvement.
• Coordinate discharge planning and post-hospital care referrals.
• Pursue ongoing professional development and model nursing practice.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Data analysis

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nursing degree (RN) or diploma

RN licensure (NC)

Job description

UNC Health Care in North Carolina invites you to join a nursing team dedicated to coordinating care for patients in the Chest Pain unit. The role emphasizes clinical administrative nursing care coordination within an inpatient setting, focusing on discharge planning, data tracking, and education.

As a Coordinators, you will round with interdisciplinary teams, communicate with patients and families, analyze performance metrics, and support ongoing improvement in patient outcomes.