RN Care Navigator: Coordinate Patient Care

Mercy Health System Corporation; Riverside (OH); On-site; USD 54,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Certification Reimbursement

Tuition Assistance

Well-being Programs

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking an RN Patient Navigator to coordinate patient care, facilitate discharge planning, and ensure seamless transitions across the care continuum. You will work within a hospital setting to educate patients and families on chronic conditions and coordinate referrals to post-hospital services.

Responsibilities include conducting early assessments, developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with nurses and physicians to meet core measures and minimize readmissions.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN or upon hire BSN completion agreement for enrollment in an accredited BSN Completion Program
• 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

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.

Skills

Case management

Care coordination

Nursing

ACM certification

Language interpretation tech

Education

BSN

Tools

Allscripts Care Management

Epic EMR

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Mercyhealth is seeking an RN Patient Navigator to coordinate patient care, facilitate discharge planning, and ensure seamless transitions across the care continuum. You will work within a hospital setting to educate patients and families on chronic conditions and coordinate referrals to post-hospital services.

Responsibilities include conducting early assessments, developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with nurses and physicians to meet core measures and minimize readmissions.