Heart Failure Nurse Navigator | Cardiology

Job Summary

*Up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates*

Essential Functions

• Acts as a resource to interdisciplinary team, patients and families throughout episode of care.
• Facilitates efficient, appropriate, seamless, coordinated care to help ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Supports patient and family by providing education, advocacy, addressing psychosocial needs, and identifying and addressing barriers to care.
• Navigates patients and family throughout the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up through the episode of care.
• Utilizes evaluative and outcomes data to facilitate the achievement of consistent clinical outcomes by concurrently assessing the quality of care provided based on predetermined indicators within the clinical service program and clinical judgement.
• Utilizes data and decisions to facilitate closure of healthcare gaps.
• Organizes and completes a plan customized for each patient referred: scheduling, supportive resources and post-treatment resources through episode of care.
• Participates with identified multidisciplinary team to discuss current and future patient cases and collaborative efforts to meet needs identified.
• Aids in the evaluation, selection, and design of patient education materials for specific clinical programs.
• Aids in providing education and outreach programs to patients, staff and community members.
• Works with staff, administration and physicians to match resources with patient needs.
• Demonstrates effective fiscal management through cost containment measures while ensuring high quality, cost effective care is being provided to patients within clinical service program.
• Aids in the development of program goals and objectives.
• Aids in the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality programs that include best practice patient care outcomes.

Required Additional Requirements

• Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer;
• Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Experience

• 1+ years of Case Management Experience;
• 1+ years of Patient Care Experience.

Physical Requirements

Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Job Description

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

• Supportive work culture
• Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
• Retail Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account
• Instant pay is available for qualifying positions
• Paid Time Off Accrual Bank
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions
• Flexible scheduling

Benefits

Some of those benefits can include:

• Supportive work culture
• Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
• Retail Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account
• Instant pay is available for qualifying positions
• Paid Time Off Accrual Bank
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions
• Flexible scheduling