RN Nurse Navigator Pediatric Clinic Job at Ochsner Health
- Position: Registered Nurse Navigator - Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic
- Full Time; Day Shift
- Monday - Friday
- $10,000 Sign On Bonus Incentive
Position Overview:
- The RN Nurse Navigator Pediatric Clinic role functions as the liaison and communicator with the patient, caregivers, healthcare providers, and multi-disciplinary team members, as well as post-acute care and third party payers.
- Discusses alternative care options with patient/caregivers as well as the multi-disciplinary team and assists with discharge planning needs.
- Facilitates movement along the healthcare continuum to ensure quality, cost effective outcomes are achieved in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
Education:
- Required - Registered nurse (RN) diploma.
- Preferred - Associate's (ASN) or bachelor's degree (BSN) in nursing.
RN Work Experience:
- Required - 2 years of nursing experience
Certifications:
- Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
- Preferred - Certification in clinical specialty area.
RN Navigator Job Duties:
- Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings.
- Develops relationships with pediatric clinic patients and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care.
- Manages high risk, complex patient care with the goal of minimizing readmission.
- Works closely with physicians to coordinate patient’s care plan communication; works with multidisciplinary team to maintain and implement up-to-date coordinated patient centered care plan; communicates with all members of the healthcare team as patient advocate.
- Prepares, executes, and reinforces post-discharge care plan.
- Identifies barriers to care in an effort to elicit changes in processes for patients navigating the continuum of care.
- Collaborates with leadership to review processes with the goal of improving the clinical experience for referred patients and the referring physician.
- Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
The employer is 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, protected veteran status, or disability status.
About Ochsner Health:
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.
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