Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Navigator

Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Navigator
Job Type: Full-time | M-F 8a-4p, no call, no holidays, no weekends

A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:

• Participates in patient care team’s delivery of personalized, efficient care with respect for patient’s spiritual and cultural differences.
• Provides patient assessment throughout patient stay and participates in discharge planning while maintaining a therapeutic partnership with patient, family and caregivers. Assists with inpatient palliative team to transition patients to the outpatient palliative clinic
• Initiates patient and family teaching plans focused on a patient’s lifetime.
• Assists with medication authorizations
• Monitor statistical reports regarding LOS and referral requests to facilitate timely care to inpatients
• Collaborates with physicians and APPs during inpatient rounds.
• Assist the treatment team with decision making and analyzing to resolve patient care issues or other problems.
• Reports patient status and refers problems when necessary and anticipates situations that prevent/minimize adverse outcomes or less than optimal outcomes.
• Follows the established plan of care and collaborates with members of the patient care team as needed.
• Assists physicians and non-physician providers (APPs) in completing prescription renewals electronically.
• Documents in the electronic medical record patient vitals, updates med lists, assists in completing electronic flow sheets and documents electronically.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have a current state RN license and possess a degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

• BSN preferred

• 1 years’ experience in medical surgical nursing

• Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - to be obtained within 6 months

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.