RN Patient Care Navigator Medical Group Urology

Hourly Pay Range:

Position Highlights:

• Position: RN Patient Care Navigator
• Location: Glenbrook Hospital
• Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (40 hours per week)
• Hours: Monday to Friday between the hours of 7:00AM and 5:00PM
• Required Travel: May need to go to other sites for training purposes

What you will do:

• Connect with patient at the time of diagnosis (either ED or pre-admission) and follow the patient across the hospital stay and 90 days post discharge
• Guide the patient and family through the health system from diagnosis testing treatment and follow-up care to assist patient with navigating the continuum of care. Eliminate barriers to patients access to health care services and facilitates continuity of care/care coordination
• Partner with the healthcare team to ensure clinical decision-making implementation of recommendations and discharge planning are timely and appropriate. Oversee and facilitates effective and impactful interdisciplinary rounds that are structured and standardized
• Facilitate payor authorization processes and ensure that the patient type assigned is accurate
• Work with the CDI team to ensure that documentation accurately reflects severity of illness and intensity of service
• Perform daily coordination between multiple departments multi-disciplinary team medical clinics and community outreach to gain knowledge of patient assure patient safety smooth transitions of care and manage utilization and total cost of care
• Act as advisor/educator by partnering with social work in providing emotional support including goals of care and counseling
• Available to his/her assigned patient population 24/7 and participates as part of a call coverage structure
• Other duties as this job evolves this role will complete other duties assigned

What you will need:

• License: Current professional Nursing Licensure in the state of IL required
• Education: Bachelors degree degree in Nursing from anNLN accredited school of nursing required; BSN strongly preferred
• Certification: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (AHA) or (American Red Cross). Clinical certification such as case management certification is beneficial
• Experience: 2 years of clinical nursing experience preferred. Minimum of 2 years of utilization review discharge planning case management or disease management preferred. Nursing experience in home services ambulatory services working with high-risk patients beneficial. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platform preferred
• Skills: Able to communicate and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and team members; Knowledge of community resources.

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical Dental and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality vibrant community-connected care serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25000 team members and more than 6000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals Edward (Naperville) Elmhurst Evanston Glenbrook (Glenview) Highland Park Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information visit .

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