Nurse Navigator (NN) - Thoracic Surgery & Oncology Clinic

Responsibilities

Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings; Develops a relationship with patient and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care; Completes a nursing assessment to identify the patient's individualized needs and collaborates with multidisciplinary team and other departments to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care; Supports the patient and family by providing education, addressing psychosocial needs, advocating, providing continuity of care and identifying barriers to care; Navigates patients and family members throughout the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the patient throughout the continuum of care; Provides expert clinical advice to the multidisciplinary team in designing collaborative teaching plans/programs and in planning/providing patient/family education and discharge planning including wellness and health maintenance within designated specialty; Coordinates timely, seamless, evidenced based care across the care continuum resulting in best patient outcomes

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing that includes performing nursing assessments, care plan development, and educating patients

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program