RN Coordinator, Navigator - Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

The Coordinator/Navigator position is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who will actively assist the physician in the day to day activities and care of the patient. This position helps to facilitate appointments with specialist and support services provides patient and site-specific education and maintains appropriate communication with the medical clinical and support staff as well as the patient and family. The position works with surgeons oncologists hospital departments and out-patient services to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic and treatment procedures physician appointments as well as supportive care. This position will maintain develop and coordinate multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences whether as a complement to a clinic or a standalone collaborative forum. Demonstrates proficiency in delivering care to patients and participates in related continuing education. Executes leadership in the following areas: Direct/Indirect Patient Care Support of Systems Research Education and Professional Leadership. He/she works collaboratively with the nursing staff medical staff educators managers and all members of the health care team to accomplish the responsibilities outlined below.

The Gender Affirming Care Nurse Navigator position is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who serves as a patient advocate in the provision of personalized care coordination across the healthcare continuum. This position helps to facilitate appointments with specialist and support services provides patient and site-specific education and maintains appropriate communication with the medical clinical and support staff as well as the patient and family. The position works with physicians advanced practice providers ambulatory staff hospital departments and out-patient services to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic and treatment procedures physician appointments as well as supportive care. This position will maintain develop and coordinate multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences whether as a complement to a clinic or a standalone collaborative forum. Demonstrates proficiency in delivering care to patients and participates in related continuing education. They executes leadership in the following areas: Direct/Indirect Patient Care Support of Systems Research Education and Professional Leadership. They works collaboratively with the nursing staff medical staff educators managers and all members of the health care team to accomplish the responsibilities outlined below. Must have strong communication skills.

Essential Duties:

• Initiates and coordinates patient/family teaching regarding patient care and follow - up including diagnosis treatment plan medications and medication side effects procedures and clinical trials when applicable.
• Reviews all medications and documents medication history when applicable.
• Evaluates patients in the clinic as applicable.
• Communicates with the treating/attending/referring physician patient & insurer.
• Oversee patient flow through the continuum of care including test scheduling surgical scheduling assisting through the admitting process.
• Coordinates consults with physicians and appropriate services such as social service nutritional services case management transportation radiology etc.
• Prepares patient for visit and evaluation gathers all needed reports films and consults prior to clinic visit so records are available for MD consultation.
• Provides triage for patient care concerns and serves as a resource to team members. Triages phone calls from patients and caregivers.
• Responsible for patient contact and communication liaison between patient and health care team.
• Views follows and evaluates laboratory results.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelors degree Nursing

• Req 2 years Two years experience in nursing required.

• Req Knowledge and experience in EKG interpretation
• Req Must be able to interpret lethal arrhythmias.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref In nursing field. (completed or in process)
• Pref 2 years Two years experience as navigator preferred
• Pref 1 year One year experience with transgender non-binary gender diverse patients preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
• Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
• Req Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association

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