What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ortho/Neuro Navigator position at Sentara?
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA, is hiring an Ortho/Neuro Navigator to join their team.
This position is full-time 40 hours per week Monday-Friday (no weekends)
Requirements:
Any of the following disciplines will qualify:
Licensed Registered Nurse, or Licensed Physical Therapist, or Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant, or Certified Occupational Therapist, or Certified Nurse Practitioner, or Licensed Physician Assistant in state(s) of practice required. Bachelor's degree required or 5 years relevant work experience in lieu of degree. If candidate possesses a bachelor's degree only 3 years of relevant experience is required.
The Navigator is responsible for a mix of daily and program development activities. Daily activities include those duties required to ensure the ongoing operational and managerial elements of the program are running smoothly. Daily activities typically account for 60% of the Navigators time and include: daily rounds, discharge planning, physician relations, pre-operative chart/pre-admission testing process. Program development activities include the activities necessary to ensure the long term success and growth of the program. Program development activities typically account for 40% of the Navigators time and include: patient education, chart reviews, program development, patient satisfaction, continuous improvement and data collection and marketing. This integral position designed to decrease fragmentation of care and coordinate services. The navigator creates a seamless flow through the health system such that the patient can focus on fighting his/her disease, based on the specific duties of the area where the Navigator is assigned.
Keywords: patient education, process improvement, program development, data entry, chart reviews, quality improvement, physician engagement
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000