Job Summary In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the Orthopaedic Trauma Nurse Navigator in is responsible for supporting the patient throughout the continuum of care, functioning as a patient advocate, liaison, and educator.
Key areas of responsibility - Performs daily patient rounds during inpatient hospital stay; reinforces patient education regarding disease process and rehabilitation goals.
- Serves as a liaison for the orthopaedic trauma patient population between the patient and surgeon, inpatient teams and appropriate outpatient services as determined by patient's clinical needs
- Performs post transition outreach to identify problems and provide early intervention.
- In collaboration with other healthcare team members, provides oversight and direction of patient continuous quality improvement metrics, such as: patient experience, falls, readmissions, percentage of SNF referrals, and other quality metrics. Participates in daily clinical progression rounds and weekly prospective patient rounds.
- Participates in clinical quality care improvement projects and Research, resulting in measured outcomes to optimize the patient experience.
- In partnership with Nursing Leadership, recruits and promotes participation in patient engagement committees
- Provides perioperative education to optimize patient outcomes
- Supports the preoperative and postoperative patient in a holistic manner by engaging appropriate resources to meet their needs.
- Participates in workshops, seminars and community outreach programs to support and advance the Bone and Joint mission.
- Participates in clinical research to support and enhance evidence-based nursing practice.
Qualifications: Education - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Masters (Preferred)
Experience - Two (2) years clinical nursing experience
- Service Line and/or operational experience (Preferred)
Licensure, Certification, Registration - Active CT Registered Nurse license
