Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator

About the role

The ideal candidate is an expert clinician responsible for coordinating all systems/services to ensure an organized, multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of care to Orthopaedic total joint patients. They treat all internal and external physicians, staff, patients, and families as valued customers, striving to provide advocacy and service. This clinician works directly with the Orthopaedic Joint Surgeons/Team and serves as the liaison between the outpatient and inpatient care areas.

Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive orthopaedic care through the coordination and provision of expert patient care.
• Schedules appropriate outpatient and inpatient visits as required to ensure timely access to medical care.
• Develops a system to ensure patient scheduling for appropriate imaging (MRI, CT, etc.) and/or interdisciplinary assessments and interventions is done in as few visits as possible.
• Coordinates care as the initial point of contact, throughout outpatient and inpatient visits, and all follow-up needs.
• Maintains effective communication and collaboration among the health care team members, addressing inter- and intra-departmental issues.
• Maintains written/verbal communication with referring institutions, physicians, and insurance companies, as indicated.
• Taught patient and family pre- and post-operative joint classes.
• Conducts home assessments and determines the need for assistive devices.
• Participates in post-operative phone calls and returns pages and phone calls in a timely manner.
• Works closely with Medical Staff and Ancillary Services to plan, coordinate, and carry out the multidisciplinary plan of care specific to each patient's individual needs.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and communicates the plan of care to other departments and health care providers to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Collaborates to meet patient needs between services and disciplines.
• Carries out Orthopaedic protocols, clinical guidelines, monitors and trends patient outcomes.
• Provides direct patient care as applicable to facilitate the plan of care.
• Provides and/or coordinates education to nursing and hospital staff, other disciplines, students, community, and patients/families utilizing teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies.
• Provides professional in-services, as necessary.
• Provides public in-services, as requested.
• Aids in the development and revision of policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
• Aids and participates in regulatory compliance education, gathering and auditing of data, presentation of data.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC); obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); Orthopaedic Nurses Certification (OCN).

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)
Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals
Cost Center: 42 WVUH Nursing 7
Northeast Address: 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer
West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.