Nurse Navigator Interventional Pulmonology, Highlands Ranch

Job Summary:

The Nurse Navigator (NN) will be a member of the care team that will be focused on providing personalized one-on-one patient care. The NN assesses and evaluates patient conditions and then plans implements provides and documents patient care in a manner that follows professional nursing standards and outlined practices. The NN will assist in expediting the process for evaluation of clinic patients through a multidisciplinary team approach coordination of services and scheduling exams optimizing patient care outcomes. The NN will help the patient navigate clinic visits follow-up testing diagnostics labs and other services coordinate care to reduce gaps in understanding counsel and educate patients and families and ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Patient Care (50%)

• Facilitates patient intake by phone email or online through Epic MHC.

• Provides high-touch and high-quality personalized patient navigation.

• Works closely with patients and families throughout the full continuum of care.

• Triages coordinates care and orders appropriate patient testing under University of Colorado School of Medicine protocols and guidance with a heavy focus on managing needs within and outside of the organization to prevent unnecessary ER visits hospital admissions and/or readmissions.

• Acts as Liaison between patient and clinical staff administration physicians managed care companies community/external resources to address the health needs of patients by assessing clinical emotional spiritual psychosocial and financial barriers to care. Once identified works with the care team to find and/or create a plan to overcome barriers for successful health outcomes

• Demonstrates effective communication with patients families peers members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team and community organizations and resources.

• Collaborates directly with primary physician and care team to help educate/reinforce specific disease processes treatments and recommendations to properly diagnose treat and mitigate problems based on the multidisciplinary care plan.

• Facilitates resolution to patient care gaps and follows up by both proactively reaching out to patients/families and continuously addressing direct phone calls and messages from patients.

• Questions and prevents duplicative fragmented or unnecessary use of resources/services. Questions tests/procedures for which the purpose is unclear.

• Follows up on patient progress relative to subsequent testing ED visits hospitalizations and ensures post-acute plan when needed. Monitors and reports on outcome measures.

• Participates in clinical operations with patients rooming patients taking vitals and supporting patient needs as assigned.

• Assists the physician and other providers with procedures as necessary.

• Reports all test results to the patient as directed by the physician.

Clinic Operations (25%)

• Participates in relevant quality workgroups to assist in the development of patient education materials clinical pathways and workflows to improve patient and provider compliance with meeting health measures and meeting the needs of the patients/families.

• Responsible for managing routine correspondence and medical records to referring agencies and providers per policy. Works creatively to facilitate prompt service to accommodate referring agencies/providers to meet their referral needs.

• Cleans and stocks all patient examination rooms; cleans and prepares instruments for procedures; keeps a list of medical supplies needed.

• Cleans and sterilizes equipment; checks and restocks medication cabinets as necessary.

• Utilizes current nursing practices to provide patient care while focusing on the needs of the patient and exemplifying service excellence care concern respect and cooperation. As a member of a health care team functions in the role of patient advocate by being in the position of initial contact for patient-related issues.

• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for professional practice and continued education professional growth and self-evaluation.

• Performs appropriate basic and/or routine regular delegated medical functions as directed and within the appropriate scope of practice as inferred by knowledge skill level and CU clinic guidelines.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Procedural Nurse (25%)

• Plans implements and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.

• Monitors records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care including patient transfer discharge referral and attends to all age-related physical spiritual and psychosocial needs.

• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age culture condition and circumstances.

• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.

• Performs circulating functions before procedures including preparing the procedural environment orienting and assessing the patient and reviewing the patients medical record and surgeons notes to ensure all prerequisites and preferences are met.

• Ensures safety checklists and procedures are implemented and documented at all times.

• Performs circulating functions during procedures including monitoring and communicating patient condition documenting interventions and activities monitoring the sterile field and controlling traffic into out of and around the room.

• Performs scrub functions as needed including the preparation selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during the surgical procedure and performs equipment counts with colleagues.

• Provides nursing care to a complex moderate acuity procedural patient population in a technically complex environment.

• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies (CDPHE CMS OSHA etc.)

• Ensures compliance with all infection control standards.

• Participates in CU Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives and metrics.

• Participates in practices process and performance improvement activities and initiatives.

• Ensures that the service expectations of both internal and external customers are met and/or exceeded.

• Must be able to recognize and respond appropriately to urgent/emergent situations according to protocols.

Work Location:

Onsite this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora CO.

Why Join Us:

Community Practice Medicine housed within the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado is seeking trained medical professionals to join our growing team. With clinics spanning from Longmont to Castle Rock we offer a wide variety of opportunities. Specialty areas include but are not limited to: Orthopedics Vascular Surgery OBGYN Internal Medicine Urology Psychiatry and many more!

Why work for the University

We haveAMAZINGbenefits and offerexceptional amounts of holiday vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability Life Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year

• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

• Holiday Days: 15/year

• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in nursing biological science or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• 3 years registered nurse experience in either a clinical or a hospital setting.
• 1 year of experience in nurse navigation in specialty area

  • Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree on a year-for-year basis.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more (3) years of registered nurse experience in either a clinical or a hospital setting.

• Two or more (2) years of experience in nurse navigation in specialty area.

• Bilingual Spanish-speaking.

• Nursing certification (ANCC) in specialty area.

• Epic Kronos and Healthstream experience.

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

• Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Colorado.

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross healthcare provider level CPR certification.

• Complies with applicable University of Colorado School of Medicine Community Practice mandatory education and training.

• Maintains all required licensure and certifications for the position.

• Must be able to travel to alternate locations as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Effectively communicate both in writing and verbally at all levels including physicians leadership and staff.

• Strong knowledge of CPT & ICD-10 procedure coding.

• Strong knowledge of value-based care and risk-based coding procedures in Primary Care.

How to Apply:

For full consideration please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to the listed job qualifications and interest in the position

2. Curriculum vitae / Resume

3. Three to five professional references including name address phone number (mobile number if appropriate) and email address

Questions should be directed to: Nykol Jefferson

Screening of Applications Begins:

Immediately and continues until the position is filled. Best consideration will be given to those who apply by August 9 2026.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as $83794 to $100552.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the Universitys good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation depending on the level.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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