RN Clinical Navigator-Stroobants Cardiology Lynchburg-FT/Days

About the role

The RN Clinical Navigator provides clinical care and guidance to high-risk patients to promote better health outcomes. This position works to eliminate barriers to care by guiding, educating, and navigating patients to receive necessary healthcare monitoring and resources, both within Centra and externally. The role involves building professional relationships with patients, their families, local and regional healthcare providers, and vendors to ensure smooth transitions and timely access to care for patients. The practice reflects the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and education appropriate to the patient demographic and clinical needs.
• Collaborates and shares information with identified community outreach programs and other resources.
• Connects patients to programs specific for the continuation of their care and empowers patients to take charge of their health.
• Manages programs and resources within the clinic or healthcare setting, applying disease management science in all aspects of care delivery.
• Ensures timeliness in scheduling appropriate physician, specialty provider, diagnostic, and/or support services.
• Manages a repository of patient information that provides an overview of patient demographics and health information for use by multidisciplinary response teams and other community resources.
• Makes appropriate referrals to community resources and serves as a liaison to the healthcare team.
• Assists patients and families in gaining access to culturally appropriate, supportive care.
• Promotes informed decision-making among patients and family members.
• Assists the medical/care team in identifying patients' problems/needs and leads efforts to set priorities, identify problems requiring follow-up, or further medical referrals.
• Utilizes the nursing process as a frame of reference for the delegation and coordination of patient education needs within the scope of nursing practice.
• Engages in community collaboration, education, and outreach.
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested, and job specifications can be modified or updated at any time.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program (required).
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) (preferred).
• At least three (3) years of nursing experience.
• Maintain annual competencies and licensure requirements.

Qualifications

• Hold a current, active license as a registered nurse in Virginia or a current multistate licensure privilege as a registered nurse.
• Hold a current, active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) course completion card.
• PACE RN Clinical Navigator requires LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports screening) certification to be obtained within the first 30 days of hire and maintained throughout employment.
• Specialty practice or certification in an appropriate field (preferred).

Pay

$74,393.00 - $111,590.00 annually.