RN - Neuro Patient Navigator

Southern Illinois Healthcare

$67K — $104K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate, Diploma, Bachelor Degree, or Master’s in Nursing
  • Current Illinois RN licensure
  • 3 years of technical experience required
  • Experience in neurosurgery or neurology care is preferred
  • Strong communication and patient navigation skills

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate care for neurosurgery or neurology patients effectively
  • Serve as a clinical expert for patients and their families
  • Assist in pre-appointment treatment coordination
  • Review and communicate patient medical information
  • Facilitate referrals to appropriate facilities
  • Document patient navigation activities and program performance
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to streamline patient triage

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Employee wellness initiatives
  • Continuing education opportunities
Full Job Description
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Location: Carbondale, IL
Shift: Days
Time Type: Full-Time
Facility/Clinic Name: Professional Office Building

Position Summary
• Responsible for coordination of care for neurosurgery or neurology patient

population.

Principal Accountabilities
• Standards of Performance: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration,

Stewardship, Accountability, Quality

Education
• Associate, Diploma, Bachelor Degree or Master's in Nursing

Licenses and Certification
• Current Illinois RN licensure

Experience and Skills
• Technical Experience: 3 years

Physical Activities
• Intermittent hand manipulation
• Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 lbs.

Role Specific Responsibilities

o Serves as a clinical expert to help neurosurgery or neurology patients

and families navigate the health care system.

o Provides initial coordination of care for patient receiving pre-appointment

treatment

o Reviews patient's diagnosis, medical history, and physician disposition

and communicate information to patient.

o Directs patient to facilities listed on the Network Provider list when pre-appointment treatment is recommended and facilitates referrals to

these facilities

o Assists physicians in coordination of care of neuroscience or neurology

patients with other health care professionals.

o Refers patients to other community resources, as necessary

o Provides ongoing navigation for patients receiving pre-appointment

treatment

o Communicates written treatment completion information to the Primary

Care or referring physician if pre-treatment results in symptom resolution

and patient does not require an appointment with the Southern Illinois

Healthcare Brain and Spine Institute

o Provides on-going documentation of nurse navigation activities on each

patient, including the time involved in these activities

o Assists in the development, documentation and analysis of program

performance

o Serves as a clinical resource to Intake Specialists

o Collaborates with other department members to facilitate effective triage

of new neuroscience or neurology patients

o Eliminates unnecessary delays in clinician reviews, including supervising

the collection of patients' diagnostic studies

o Returns Southern Illinois Healthcare Brain and Spine Institute phone

messages and other communication within 24 hours

Neurology:

o Responsible for all triaging of neurology referrals sent to Brain and Spine

o Responsible for transitional care management of discharged neurology patients including: imaging, wellness checks, referrals, appointments and medication refills/order

o Responsible for any follow up indicated on Emmi report

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
$67475.2
To
$104582.4
To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits

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