Nurse Navigator-Cardiac Surgery

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

The Nurse Navigators primary function is to serve as first contact for patients undergoing surgical evaluation by the Cardiac Surgery team. The Nurse Navigator assists with logistical navigation through the preoperative assessment and acts as the liaison between cardiology clinical specialists and the cardiac surgeons. They manage the cardiac surgery consult census track preoperative testing and communicate barriers to surgery effectively to the cardiac surgeons. They guide patients and families through the health care system from the time of diagnosis through their duration of care by assisting them with access to needed services developing relationships with various providers and tracking interventions and outcomes. Coordinates this care to ensure safe effective efficient patient centered care. Serves as a central resource to patients and families to ensure exemplary care is provided. Communicates effectively with the Radiology & Surgery personnel and other department personnel. The Nurse Navigator also provides education to patients and staff about the diagnosis and treatment modalities. Training evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by the Inpatient APP Clinical Manager.
Initiates communication with patients upon learning they are undergoing a surgical intervention. Reviews relevant medical and surgical history with the patient and communicates relevancy to their ongoing surgical evaluation. Serves as a liaison between patient surgeon and the primary team. Facilitates interaction and communication with health care staff and providers to ensure the proper work up is completed.
Provides health education to individuals and groups regarding expectations about recovery and surgery. Develops and maintains a learning library for patients that includes language specific materials about expectations around recovery.
Identifies personnel in departments involved with their care (i.e. physicians nurses radiology social services radiation oncology & hematology/oncology etc. and develop relationships with them.
Assists/directs patients with any questions/ concerns regarding payment of services. Assists with arranging for patient transportation where needed. Builds relationships with other patient navigators.
Tracks interventions and outcomes in daily team communication. Relays pertinent findings to the surgeons and demonstrates closed loop communications on outstanding items.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Initiates communication with patients upon learning they have a positive finding. Guides patients through the health care system. Assists patients in connecting with community and social support services. Serves as a liaison between patient PCP surgeon medical oncologist or medical specialist and other providers. Facilitates interaction and communication with health care staff and providers.

• Provides health education to individuals and groups. Develops and maintains a learning library for patients that include language specific materials.

• Identifies personnel in departments involved with their care (i.e. physicians nurses radiology social services radiation oncology & hematology/oncology etc. and develop relationships with them.

• Assists/directs patients with any questions/ concerns regarding payment of services. Assists with arranging for patient transportation where needed. Builds relationships with other patient navigators.

• Tracks interventions and outcomes. Participates in medication reconciliation especially during transitions of care.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required.

• License Registered Nurse required.

• American Heart Association Basic Life support Certificate required

• 35 years related work experience required in clinical medicalsurgical.

• Strong analytic skills with quality and data analysis.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work with a variety of personalities and disciplines.

• Experience with interdisciplinary health care approach.

• Experience with computer systems required including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• OCN Patient Navigator Nurse Navigator or equivalent certification preferred.

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied complex and often nonrecurring requiring staff input innovative creative and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.

Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff patients families and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate indepth knowledge of concepts practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.

Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 1630 years Middle Age: 30 60 years Elderly: 60 .
Physical Nature of the Job:
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus

As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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