RN Navigator

CHI; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Health at Home Navigator in Colorado Springs. This role focuses on improving patient transitions from acute care to home services, advocating for patient needs, and ensuring continuity of care. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming home healthcare while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Apply today to make a meaningful impact!

Benefits

Excellent Vacation Plan

Paid Holidays

Health Insurance

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(K) Plan

Mental Health Benefits

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Short Term Disability

Qualifications

• Strong background in home health and hospice services preferred.
• Current unrestricted RN license required.
• Experience in acute and post-acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with care teams to facilitate discharges to home-based services.
• Assist patients in navigating post-acute care options.
• Identify opportunities to reduce financial and clinical risks.

Skills

Communication

Patient Education

Leadership

Education

Accredited Nursing Program

MSW Program

Job description

Responsibilities

As the Health at Home Navigator (HHN), your expertise in home-based services is essential to ensuring continuity of care for patients transitioning from acute care to home. By collaborating with physicians, case managers, and hospital teams, you play a critical role in improving clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and the overall care experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with Care Teams: Partner with providers, case managers, and social workers to facilitate seamless and timely discharges to home-based services, prioritizing patient-centered care.
• Guide Patients Through Transitions: Assist patients and families in navigating post-acute care options, addressing barriers, and advocating for home-based services that meet their needs.
• Safeguard Patient Well-being: Identify opportunities to reduce financial and clinical risks, supporting patients and families during and after hospitalization.
• Advocate During Rounds: Participate in multidisciplinary rounds as a patient advocate to ensure continuity of care.
• Engage Patients Early: Initiate discussions about care destinations and discharge planning upon admission, conducting informational visits to promote home health as a preferred option.
• Prioritize Patient Populations: Work with hospital partners to identify patients who will benefit most from home-based services, such as home health or hospice.
• Overcome Healthcare Barriers: Address systemic barriers to ensure access to appropriate home-based care.

By fulfilling these responsibilities, the HHN enhances patient outcomes, satisfaction, and care efficiency.

Why Join Us?

At CommonSpirit Health at Home, you’ll find more than a job — a mission to transform home healthcare and make a meaningful impact, all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

If you’re ready to build something extraordinary, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and lead the way in reimagining patient care.

Benefits:

• Excellent Vacation Plan to recharge
• Seven paid holidays; Four days of Personal Time
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard PPO Plan/High Deductible Health Plan
• Delta Dental Plan
• EyeMed Vision Plan
• Fidelity 401(K) Plan
• Lyra Mental Health Benefits
• Cigna Life/AD&D Plans
• Cigna Long Term Disability
• Cigna Short Term Disability
• Cigna Critical Illness/Group Universal Life Insurance

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong background in home health and hospice services preferred
• Completion of an accredited nursing or MSW program; current unrestricted RN license
• Home health or post-acute navigator experience in settings like ALF/SNF/ILF
• Experience in both acute and post-acute care preferred
• Leadership desire to shape innovative programs
• Excellent communication and patient education skills
• Willingness to work in a startup environment and make a lasting impact

At CommonSpirit, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value the contributions of all individuals, including minorities, protected veterans, and those with disabilities.

Overview

Now Hiring RN Home Health Navigator for CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs!

Be a Trailblazer in Home Health and Hospice while maintaining work balance!

Are you a visionary leader in home health and hospice ready to embrace innovation and improve patient identification and transition to home services? CommonSpirit Health at Home offers an exciting hospital-based role: Health at Home Navigator. This position is ideal for driven professionals passionate about creating solutions and thriving in a startup environment. As a Navigator, you will be part of the hospital discharge team, focusing solely on driving care to the home setting and identifying patients who would benefit from home health or hospice services.