RN Patient Navigator: Care Coordination & Advocacy

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a Patient Navigator Nurse to act as the hub of the multidisciplinary team, coordinating and advocating along the patient’s care journey. You will guide patients recovering from strokes, cancer, and long-term illnesses, coordinating treatment plans and supporting families with compassionate, expert nursing care.

You will maintain direct communication among patients, families, physicians, and care teams, ensuring accurate documentation, scheduling, and care

Qualifications

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.
• 3 years of professional nursing experience in specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate written and verbal communication relating to the medical treatment plan between the patient, family, physician, physician staff, and other team members.
• Communicate and coordinate the treatment plan to internal and external departments and agencies, establishing and maintaining the continuity of patient care.
• Assist patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available.
• Review the medical documentation to assist the physicians in obtaining complete and accurate documentation of their medical treatment plan.
• Serve as an essential link between patients and all other care providers.
• Follow patients throughout the care continuum collaborating with care management resources and facilitating appointments for consults and support services including social workers, PT, OT, ST, dietitians, physicians, financial resources, etc.
• Collect data, track outcomes, and support strategic planning processes.
• Demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and coordination to provide nursing care and guidance from screening to survivorship by planning, implementing, and evaluating patient’s care.
• Assist patients and their family members in search of solutions, treatment-related problems, education to facilitate seamless care and support patients with difficult decisions.
• Perform ongoing review of policies related to service provided where appropriate and update policies to enhance professional practice.
• Serve as a resource for community educational events such as health fairs, screenings, symposiums, and lectures as well as staff education.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Nursing

Patient advocacy

Care planning

Job description

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a Patient Navigator Nurse to act as the hub of the multidisciplinary team, coordinating and advocating along the patient’s care journey. You will guide patients recovering from strokes, cancer, and long-term illnesses, coordinating treatment plans and supporting families with compassionate, expert nursing care.

You will maintain direct communication among patients, families, physicians, and care teams, ensuring accurate documentation, scheduling, and care