Nurse Navigator - Cardiovascular Admin - FT

Position Summary

Provides care coordination for transitions across the continuum of inpatient, outpatient, surgical and invasive procedural settings. Assists with collection of data necessary to support the patient safety and performance improvement plan and progress toward established performance measures. Works as a clinician to support high quality, timely care delivery. Acts a resource across the Medical Center relative to cardiac and vascular surgical patient care.

About the role

• Assists with data collection for patient safety and performance improvement
• Supports high quality, timely care delivery
• Acts as a resource for cardiac and vascular surgical patients

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care transitions
• Coordinates care across inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and invasive procedural settings
• Supports patient safety initiatives and performance improvement goals
• Works as a clinician to provide expert care to cardiac and vascular surgical patients
• Identifies and searches for information to support patient care and performance improvement
• Synthesizes information to form recommendations for patient care and process improvements

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in quality, patient safety, infection control, or performance improvement methodologies
• Experience working with Cardiovascular surgical patients
• Experience coordinating care for patients with complicated medical diagnoses
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Current California RN license
• Current BLS certification
• Computer familiarity using Word, Outlook and Excel, or similar database software

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to design and implement patient and family education programs

Skills

• Strong written, oral communication, and problem-solving skills
• Resourcefulness to identify and search for information
• Ability to synthesize information to form recommendations

Benefits

Details of benefits can be found here.

Conditions of Employment

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment
• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.