Nurse Navigator - Physician Practice

Overview

The nurse navigator in collaboration with the surgeons and/or providers and the entire healthcare team navigates the care for patients including but not limited to: ongoing assessment of patient and family needs including educational, financial, psychosocial, nutritional, and clinical; connecting patients and families to available resources within the health system and in the community, assessing patients for eligibility for clinical trials and facilitates access to care.

 

 

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a nurse navigator at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

 

NAVIGATION - Coordinates and navigates outpatient care for patients. Identifies new patients as they are diagnosed and offers navigation services. Provides initial detailed patient and family needs assessment and periodically updates needs assessment throughout the course of treatment. Develops disease site expertise. Provides patient and family education. Connects patients and family with available resources in the health system and community. Maintains a database of available community resources. Facilitates access to services. Tracks the flow of patients through diagnostic and treatment services. Documents assessment and follow up notes in the patients' medical record. Provides monthly reports of activity to the Director.

 

SURVIVORSHIP CARE PLAN -. For applicable patients, gathers all information required by the Commission on Cancer and formulates a survivorship care plan at the end treatment. Distributes and discusses survivorship care plan with the patient and family and other appropriate providers per protocol.

 

RELATIONSHIPS - Builds and maintains professional relationships with surgeons, other medical physicians and professionals involved in the patients care. Establishes communication with physicians, physician extenders and their office staff to outline navigation programs and available resources. Collaborates with the primary provider/surgeon, to act as a resource for the patient and family beginning during initial consultation and continuing through treatment.

 

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE CONFERENCES - Collaborates with physicians as well as using positive pathology reports to identify patients for the applicable multidisciplinary care conferences boards. Accountable for ensuring that disease sites or general tumor conferences are prepared, promoted and documented, with the goal of prospective treatment planning.

 

QUALITY - Participates in appropriate committees. Ensures standards are met. As applicable, ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards and and supports certification initiatives as requested.

 

COMMUNITY MARKETING - As applicable represents the program's services to the community. Collaborates with marketing for brochures and other marketing materials. Provides community organizations with information about services provided and offered to patients. May participate in community programs relevant to the promotion of the program.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Graduate of licensed school of nursing;
• RN with at least 5 years of clinical experience in a relevant clinical specialty.
• Proficient computer skills- proficiency in MS Office.
• Strong organizational, time management, critical thinking RN skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with physicians, APNs, patients, and their families.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• BSN

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• National Certification.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Starting Minimum RateMinimum rate of $113,609.60 Annually Job Posting DisclosureHMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.