Breast Health Navigator | PRN

Avera Breast CenterSioux Falls

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$30.75 $46.25

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Serves as a patient liaison to help patients and family members navigate the complex healthcare systems from time of suspicious lesion to diagnosis. This position works with a multidisciplinary team providing improved comprehensive breast health services to patients. Requires expertise to identify and implement improvement processes and the ability to coordinate and effectively communicate breast care for Avera customers. Internal and external contacts include nursing staff and management physicians patients families community agencies and professional peers.

What you will do

• Works closely with patients and physicians in multiple specialty areas to coordinate patients care and appointments. Communicates with all members of the healthcare team on behalf of the patient. Coordinates care from suspicious lesion to diagnosis with providers and scheduling for efficient turnaround of additional imaging and biopsies.
• Assists patients and their families in obtaining physician orders or referrals. Provides support and counseling as appropriate to the clinical situation. Provides and remains knowledgeable of options for imaging funding social services and shares breast care resource options to optimize outcomes.
• Understands Clinical Care and Protocol related to research developing and maintaining working knowledge with breast health related clinical research protocol criteria. Assists with patient assessment during invasive procedures and post care for procedures in the Avera Breast Center as needed. May perform breast imaging in the area individual is credentialed in.
• Proactively develops and enhances processes with the goal of improving the clinical experience for referred patients and the referring physician. Collects and evaluates follow up data related to breast patients in order to provide information for ongoing quality improvement.
• Communicates with referring physicians offices as appropriate to the patient and physicians needs. Assists in coordinating discharge planning and resource referrals.
• Assists with and coordinates breast health community speaking and educational opportunities. Partners with community agencies and organizations to promote breast health for women in our region. Remains clinically informed of current trends and procedures related to breast care. Facilitates support group meetings as needed. Assists with education needs for organizations staff. Assists with coordination of breast conferences as needed.
• Performs follow up on abnormal findings for appropriate care and required documentation. Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Associates Graduate of an accredited program in radiologic technology
• ARRT Certification American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or
• Radiography (R) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Upon Hire and
• Mammography (M) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Upon Hire or
• Breast Sonography (BS) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Upon Hire

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Bachelors in Radiologic Technology
• Breast Health Clinical Navigator (BHCN) National Consortium of Breast Centers within 2 Years
• Experience in breast imaging

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .