Patient Navigator RN

Job Type: Part-time

About the role

The Patient Navigator RN will assist in the assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of nursing care in accordance with facility, department, and professional nursing practice. The Navigator will be responsible for helping patients to understand their diagnosis, coordinate their treatment plans, and communicate with providers and staff. Using a combination of communication strategies, resources, and tools, the Navigator will assist patients to anticipate, identify, and achieve effective steps through the various treatment options available.

Responsibilities

• Guides patients and families through their healthcare experience, answers questions, provides education and helps them understand their diagnois and treatment options.
• Follows patients from date of diagnosis through the completion of the care-path to ensure all treatment options are explored.
• Reviews prior patient history and provides updated information in the medical record in an appropriate time frame.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members, internal and external.
• Communicates problems with workflow, failure to understand directions or procedures, conflicts and other concerns encountered to the manager or director of clinical services.
• Collaborates with surgical scheduling department regarding patient preparation, required clearances, review and reporting