RN Navigator Ambulatory Oncology

Corewell Health; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nurse Navigator to enhance patient care and streamline processes in a dynamic healthcare environment. This role focuses on assessing patient needs, coordinating care, and providing essential education and support to patients and families. The successful candidate will collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure seamless transitions of care and optimize patient experiences. Join a forward-thinking organization that values quality care and offers comprehensive benefits to support your professional journey and work-life balance.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

On-demand pay program

Discounts on various services

Optional identity theft protection

Retirement options with contributions

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant nursing experience required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in Michigan upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual patient needs and develop care plans.
• Coordinate care and facilitate patient discharge planning.
• Provide education and support to patients and families.

Skills

Patient Care Coordination

Clinical Assessment

Patient Education

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Clinical Information Systems

Job description

Ambulatory Oncology

Scope of work

The Nurse Navigator will assess the patient's individual needs and develop a plan of care to meet those needs. This role includes providing education and support to patients, families, staff and caregivers. The goals of this position include improving patient care and flow, eliminating barriers, and improving the overall patient experience by connecting the patient and family with appropriate resources and services. This position is designed to facilitate an effective process of the new care model; supporting quality patient care, safety and financial components; promoting integration of a seamless care model; coordinating patient discharge planning for post-acute services, length of stay (LOS) management and utilization management; collaborating to include coordination as evidenced by metrics, optimizing performance and adoption of best practice. Serves as a leader and resource for the health care team. Integrates new knowledge and evidence-based research into clinical practice. This position reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or the Director of Nursing.

• Determine the appropriate appointment scheduling, by assessing patient pain, severity of injury, and schedule with appropriate physician group.
• Responsible for coordinating the care of patients in assigned service line.
• Knowledge and ability to ask appropriate clinical questions, and illicit patient information to determine appropriate action(s).
• Priorities include improving patient care and flow, eliminating barriers, and improving the overall patient experience by connecting the patient and family with appropriate resources and services.
• Access to multiple network clinical information systems to gather and verify patient demographic and clinical information.
• Collaborate with all care providers to assist in the provision of quality, cost effective patient care.
• Provide individualized support, education and information, helping to make care seamless, continuous and comprehensive.
• Assist in identifying and documenting issues related to transitions of care and will round on patients as appropriate while monitoring their healthcare experience to ensure all expectations are being met.
• Manage continuum of care from client facilities, giving feedback to and from Beaumont Health.
• Serve as a liaison between the patient and their family and the various hospitals and physician office professionals with whom they interact.
• Maintain a full understanding of the services provided by Beaumont Health hospitals, ordering physicians, referral centers and other organizations in the community.
• Responsible for patients within the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

• 3 years of relevant experience nursing experience Required

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire required Or
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Upon Hire required

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Royal Oak Hospital - 3601 W 13 Mile Road - Royal Oak

Department Name

Oncology MultiD Clinic - Royal Oak

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (on tumor board days 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

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