Lead RN Navigator Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

The Lead RN Navigator Community Care Management functions on a multidisciplinary team to facilitate coordinate and bridge the gap between outpatient management and hospital- acute management. The Lead RN navigator assesses patient risk and determines appropriate interventions based on patient needs. The Lead RN navigator coordinates care with the multidisciplinary team across the continuum of care. The Lead RN navigator is responsible for ensuring all patients receive quality and comprehensive services. The Lead RN Navigator will serve as the primary contact for their identified patient population. The Lead RN Navigator will serve as a clinical resource with expertise in the care and management of their patient population and functions across the healthcare continuum to facilitate the best possible clinical outcomes for optimal wellness in the most appropriate resource. The Lead RN Navigator acts as an advocate for their team making sure the Community Care Management Clinical Manager/Director are aware of unique needs of the team. The Lead RN Navigator provides leadership for personnel by being a team leader of RN Navigators acting as preceptor and being an active member of the health care team.

Responsibilities

Personnel Leadership

* Oversees the design and follow through of an orientation that addresses the individual needs of the employee.

* Assist in adjustment of daily assignments based on staffing and acuity of caseload.

* Establishes and maintains mutual trust and respect with staff.

* Promotes an environment that motivates nurtures and empowers staff. Supports department communication lines through the use of huddles department meetings and other means of fostering employee engagement.

* Works with employees to facilitate and achieve skill educational and performance goals.

* Completes timely evaluations of staff and collaborates with manager/director on corrective action plans for team members.

* Addresses workflow issues ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.

* Embraces an improvement mindset and works with departmental leadership on identification and implementation of process improvement initiatives.

* Advocates for both patients and staff as needs arise.

* Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures. Works with other departmental leadership to ensure compliance of best practice amongst each staff member.

Evaluation and Assessment and Care Plan

* Conducts evaluations of attributed patients identified for possible surgery and provide clinical care management risk attribution.

* Completes psychosocial assessments to guide the development of care plans for the identified patient to lower risk threshold for care delivery.

* Develops care plans with the identified patient to lower risk threshold of care delivery.

* Facilitates the progression of care by advancing the care plan identification of outcomes implementation plan and sets goals that are measurable realistic and individualized.

* Ensures appropriate documentation in the electronic medical record.

Care Coordination and Community Care Management

* Coordinates care delivery with service lines and provider groups across the organization and the region. Collaborates with surgeons care team and external providers.

* Manages costs and utilization of hospital services in order to manage financial obligations for the patient the family and the hospital.

* Utilizes hospital community and national resources to maintain and enhance knowledge and expertise of the care management team.

* Supports patient after discharge from post-acute to ensure appropriate compliance and support occurs to avoid readmission or poor quality outcomes.

* Monitors outcomes and develops process change to improve care.

* Assists patients with finding the highest quality low cost post-discharge care.

Compliance/Safety

* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.

* If required for the position ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.

* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing - Required
- Any RN hired on or after July 1 2016 must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years from the date of hire into a RN position.
- Any RN hired before July 1 2016 is not mandated to obtain a BSN but is encouraged to do so.
Masters Degree in Nursing - Preferred

Certification & Licensures

Active unrestricted Arizona RN License or valid participating compact license- Required
BLS (American Heart Assoc.)- Required
Fingerprint Clearance Card application number- Required upon date of hire; and
Fingerprint Clearance Card- Required within 90 days from date of hire
National Certification in relevant specialty- Preferred

Experience

Two years as a Registered Nurse- Required
Two years experience working with specific specialty patients- Preferred
Two years experience in Care Management or as RN Navigator - Preferred
Experience and working knowledge of care management concepts for specific chronic diseases as pertains to the specific navigator role- Preferred

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers and competence in using computers and basic software programs.

OverviewThe Lead RN Navigator Community Care Management functions on a multidisciplinary team to facilitate coordinate and bridge the gap between outpatient management and hospital- acute management. The Lead RN navigator assesses patient risk and determines appropriate interventions based on patien...