RN Navigator Lead | Cardio North | Days | Full Time

Overview

The Nurse Navigator will serve as the vascular patients central point of contact throughout the surgical care continuum.This will involve coordinating multidisciplinary care among internal and external providers; working with physicians andother health care professionals to develop and maintain clinical protocols and care pathways; assisting with thosepathways within the EMR; tracking and evaluating program metrics an patient outcomes in collaboration withadministration; identifying service gaps and participating in quality improvement initiatives.THE Nurse Navigator will also help coordinate testing , imaging, procedures, consultations, referrals and follow up. Thenurse navigator will be responsible for educating patients, families, caregivers and healthcare team members. The Nursenavigator will serve as a liaison between the vascular program and other services. The Nurse navigator will helpcoordinate and participate in referring physician and community outreach. This position will help establish, develop andsupport vascular surgery and vascular surgery clinical services across the UF Health NE Region. The Nurse Navigator willbe the liaison for Vascular Surgery Clinical services between all four NE Region hospitals. The Navigator will help developefficient clinical workflows.

Responsibilities

Promotes a patient- and family-centered care environment forethical decision making. Advocates for patients to promoteoptimal care and outcomes. Promotes autonomous decisionmaking by patients.Serves as a liaison at all 4 UF Health NE Florida Regionalhospitals between this program and other areas ofservice that interacts with this program and patients.Works with marketing and outreach departments to educatereferring physicians and the community on available services.Appropriately tracks patients assigned to this Surgical HomeProgram including but not limited to monitoring patient carescheduling and follow-up care and assisting with trackingtest/procedure results.Participates in the tracking of metrics and patient outcomes,in collaboration with administration, to document and evaluateoutcomes of the navigation program and report findings to thecancer committee.Works with designated physicians and other healthcareprofessionals to develop and maintain clinical protocols/carepathways, to include coordinating their entry into theelectronic medical record (EMR).Works closely with physicians and allied health professionalsin all areas (both internal and external) to coordinate,communicate and update, and facilitate all components of thepatient's multidisciplinary plan of care. Serves as the patient'scentral point of contact. Ensures the patient has timely accessto psychosocial support, and facilitates appropriate referralsfor patients, families, and caregivers, especially duringperiods of high emotional stress and anxiety.Maintains open communications with all health teammembers (both internal and external) on behalf of the patient,and their significant others as designated by the patient.Notifies providers to confirm patient exams ordered/required,obtains prior exams/films/results, and ensures tests,procedures and related consultations are scheduled andperformed.Collaborates with the committee and administration toperform and evaluate data from the community needsassessment to identify areas of improvement that will affectthe patient navigation process and program and participate inquality improvement based on identified service gaps. Buildspartnerships with local agencies and groups that may assistwith cancer patient care, support, or educational needs.Assesses educational barriers and needs of patients, families'caregivers, and provides education that best supports theunderstanding of the diagnosis and plan of care. Providescare education to healthcare team members.Collaborates with the vascular surgery committee andadministration to perform and evaluate data from thecommunity needs assessment to identify areas ofimprovement that will affect the patient navigation processand program and participate in quality improvement based onidentified service gaps. Builds partnerships with localagencies and groups that may assist with cancer patient care,support, or educational needs.Assesses educational barriers and needs of patients, families,caregivers, and provides education that best supports theunderstanding of the diagnosis and plan of care. Providescare education to healthcare team members.

Qualifications

ExperienceRequirements5 years - Nursing experience required3 years - Vascular Surgery nursing -requiredEducation Bachelors Nursing requiredLicensure Basic Life Support (BLS) required at time of hireTravel Up to 50%Supervise 3-4 RN NavigatorsAdditional Details **** The RN Navigator Lead will serve as the POC for all 4 sites and supervise current andfuture RN navigators. ****Additional Duties Additional duties as assigned may vary.

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