RN Navigator

St Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO is seeking an RN Navigator to coordinate care across the continuum for identified patient populations. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to eliminate barriers to care and optimize outcomes for patients and their families.

You must be a Registered Nurse with strong assessment, care coordination, and collaboration skills, including patient navigation and program referrals, to ensure effective communication with physicians and care teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Three years of experience, with one year in a specialty.
• Strong psychosocial assessment and clinical skills.
• RN license active; current license in participating state (NLC).
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and guidance to the patient from first contact through the continuum.
• Guide patients on treatment plans and next steps in appointments.
• Assist with scheduling follow-up appointments and provide reminders.
• Educate patient/family on care guidelines and treatment options for informed decisions.
• Educate and facilitate introduction to program clinical trials and referrals.
• Advocate for patients and families to prevent or resolve clinical issues.
• Develop relationships with physicians and staff to ensure effective communication.
• Serve as a liaison between specialists, primary care physicians and patients.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Patient navigation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Navigator, you will serve as the primary point of contact, coordinating care and services for identified patient populations across the continuum, and promoting effective resource utilization.

Every day you will assume a leadership role within the multidisciplinary team to identify and eliminate barriers to care, ensuring optimal clinical outcomes for patients and their caregivers.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with strong clinical assessment and care coordination skills, a clear understanding of patient navigation, and the ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to eliminate barriers and optimize patient outcomes.

• Demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and coordination to provide nursing care and guidance to the patient from first contact and throughout the continuum of care.
• Guide patients on treatment plans, next steps in appointments (i.e., surgical prep, imaging, labs, tests, which provider to see next, etc.).
• Assist with scheduling followup appointments and provide information and reminders to patients & physicians’ offices.
• Educates the patient and family on care specific guidelines and treatment options to enable patient-ledtreatment decisions.
• Educates and facilitates patient on introduction to program clinical trial information, resource referrals, and counseling.
• Advocates for patients and families in preventing/resolving clinical issues; develops supportive unit practices and guidelines.
• Develops strong relationships with physicians, their office staff, community resources and healthcare providers to assure effective communication in patient care.
• Serves as a liaison between clinical specialists, primary care physicians and patients.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Three (3) years of experience, with one (1) year in specialty.
• Strong psychosocial assessment and clinical skills.
• RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact.
• Current Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association.

Preferred

• Nursing Professional Certification

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.