RN Navigator: RN Navigator: Iowa Heart LAAO/AFIB Clinic

IHA; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

IHA in West Des Moines, IA is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to develop, implement, and evaluate clinical guidelines and care paths for patients.

You will collaborate with the health care team, coordinate patient care, welcome calls, advocate for patients, educate families, review literature, and maintain a knowledge base of ongoing clinical research activities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program is required.
• BSN is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines/care paths for patients.
• Collaborate with the health care team to assist in providing quality patient care and identify potential care problems.
• Coordinate patient care across settings by liaising with patients, families, physicians, staff and other health care professionals.
• Welcome calls from patients and families, answer questions, and follow up as necessary.
• Advocate for patients, help overcome barriers, and resolve concerns.
• Provide educational information and resources to patients and families to foster self-care.
• Review literature, methodology, outcomes, and implications of nursing/medical research and disseminate findings.
• Establish and maintain a knowledge base of ongoing clinical research activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Collaboration with care teams

Patient advocacy

Communication with patients and their

Patient education

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program

BSN preferred

Job description

Description

Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines/care paths for patients.

• Collaborate with all of the health care team, to assist in the provision of quality patient care, and facilitate the identification of potential care problems.
• Assist as a liaison with patients and their families to physicians, staff, and other health care professionals, to coordinate patient care across all settings, and ensure high quality outcomes.
• Welcome calls from patients and families, answering questions concerning care, and follow-up as necessary.
• Proactively act as a patient advocate, working to overcome patient barriers, and resolve concerns.
• Provide educational information and resources to patients, to assist patients and family with coping, and foster self-care activities.
• Review literature, methodology, outcomes, and implications of nursing/medical research, and disseminate findings.
• Establish and maintain a knowledge base of on-going clinical research activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Current/valid RN license from the state licensing board required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Mandatory Reporter for the appropriate patient population required.
• Experience (required and preferred):
• 1 year experience in a clinic or acute hospital nursing setting required.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.