Nurse Navigator Digestive Health

Patient Care Nurse Navigator for Digestive Health

Condell Medical Center

Libertyville, IL

• Patient Care Nurse Navigator for Digestive Health
• Scheduled Hours - Monday-Friday
• 8am-4pm
• Full Time - 40 Hours
• No holidays
• No weekends
• No call
• Full Time
• Competitive Benefit Package
• Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement on your first day!
  
  

Major Responsibilities

Demonstrates effectiveness in promoting professional practice and resource management that will optimize efficiency and safety through unit operations.

• Adherence to and holding others accountable to professional guidelines for practice, professional standards, and ethical practice guidelines.
• Adherence to and holding others accountable to organizational policy and procedure.
• Provides feedback in review and revision of policy, procedure, and clinical practice guidelines/standards.
• Promotes interdepartmental collaboration and communication in order to provide seamless, safe, patient centered care.
• Develops a partnership and effective communication with the multi-disciplinary care team/ departments to coordinate safe, timely and efficient patient care strategies.
• Coordinates and triages post-discharge phone calls.
  
  

Coordination of Patient Care to Improve Clinical Outcomes

• Proactively identifies appropriate patients and utilizes the appropriate screening tools to identify risk factors.
• Coordinates with Care management to begin the discharge plan and goals of the DASC and STARR patient as appropriate.
• Oversees the DASC and STAAR patients by functioning as a liaison to the patient care team. This includes: rounding with staff following the patient to enhance communication, attend unit rounds as needed, coordinating the care and information with other providers facilitating resolution of issues that could affect patient care.
• Assesses patient needs, communicates the plan, evaluates the effectiveness and revises the plan as needed to reflect changing needs, outcomes, age and risk factors.
• Collaborates with PAT to partner with physician offices participating in DASC and STARR. Maintains effective and up-to-date communication for the interdisciplinary team. Serves as a resource to PAT in relaying pertinent patient care information.
• Assesses needs, communicates the plan, evaluates effectiveness, and revises the plan to reflect changing needs, outcomes, age and developmental status. Manages the patient transition through the process.
  
  

Demonstration of Clinical Practice and Professional Growth

• Represents Perioperative Services on specific hospital teams.
• Acts as a resource to nursing staff for DASC and STAAR patients.
• Develops and provides education to DASC and STAAR patients and families related to procedure, disease process, care requirements and community resources.
  
  

Collaboratively Implements Evidence Based Disease Management Protocols/ Guidelines.

• Maintains statistics related to compliance with protocols/guidelines of STAAR patients through the surgical episode of care.
• Maintains statistics related to compliance results for DASC patients through the endoscopy episode of care.
• Empowers the patient to self-advocate
• Maintains own knowledge, ability, skills, competencies
• Continues to role model organizational behaviors of excellence
  
  

Licensure

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Education/Experience Required

• BSN required
• 3 years professional RN experience in care of the endoscopy and GI surgical patient
• Ambulatory clinical experience preferred
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Global perspective of changing health care environment
• Ability to prioritize work
• Basic computer skills
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• Current Illinois RN license
• CPR certification
• MedSurg, CGRN, CAPA or Nurse Navigator Certification obtained within 2 years of hire.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Flexible hours according to customer needs
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to patient-focused care
• Ability to prioritize independently and respond to multiple simultaneous requests
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with established time constraints and in difficult situations
• May be exposed to hazardous materials and life-threatening diseases
• Ability to perform lifting/transfer activities related to patients (up to 50 lbs. may be required)
• Must be able to travel to visit physicians and other practices within our region
• This position needs to recognize needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated
  
  

Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.