Patient Care Navigator

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Patient Care Navigator serves as the primary clinical and operational coordinator for patients undergoing structural heart procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), MitraClip, left atrial appendage closure, and other advanced cardiac interventions. This role facilitates seamless patient care across the continuum, from referral and evaluation through procedure, recovery, and follow-up.

What You Will Do in This Role

• Cook up patient evaluations, diagnostic testing, and multidisciplinary heart team consultations.
• Serve as a liaison among physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and ancillary departments.
• Educate patients and families regarding procedures, treatment plans, and post-procedure care.
• Maintain regulatory and accreditation requirements related to structural heart programs.
• Collect, manage, and submit clinical data to national registries and quality databases.
• Monitor outcomes and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Cook up scheduling for procedures and follow-up appointments.
• Participate in program development, community outreach, and physician referral activities.

Qualifications You Will Need

• A degree in health care field; a bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 1-year clinical specialty area experience required.
• A current Florida State Registered Nurse license.
• A current BLS (Basic Life Support).
• Critical thinking, service excellence, and good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions.
• Ability to follow verbal instructions.
• PC skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.

Note

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services; Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence; Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling; Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts. Learn More About Employee Benefits. Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital, as a 392-bed acute care facility and designated Level II Trauma Center, was established in 1981 and employs over 350 physicians and 1,300 staff members. It is home to the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute and has been recognized for its innovative care. Our accredited Heart Institute, Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, and programs in Cancer Care, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery exemplify our high-quality services. With over 100,000 procedures performed, we are dedicated to excellence. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Learn More About Employee Benefits

We are reviewing applications for our Patient Care Navigator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.