Patient Navigator RN
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Killeen
Posted on: May 8, 2022
Job Description:
LOCATIONTemple Cancer Center -JOB SUMMARYThe Patient Navigator
RN is responsible for facilitating patient continuity of care with
the healthcare team. This position acts in an intake model,
assessing the patient needs, assisting with planning, organizing,
implementing and evaluating the patient care needs with the
healthcare team. This position functions autonomously and in
collaboration with other members of the healthcare team as a
patient advocate, educator and coordinator.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF
THE ROLE
- Orients and educates patients, families, and caregivers to the
cancer healthcare system, multidisciplinary team member roles (to
include role of the ONN), and available resources.
- Identifies potential and realized barriers to care (e.g.,
transportation, childcare, elder care, housing, language, culture,
literacy, role disparity, psychosocial, employment, financial,
insurance) and facilitates referrals as appropriate to mitigate
barriers.
- Participates in psychosocial distress screening process by
utilizing appropriate screening/assessment tools and methods.
- Participates in coordination of the plan of care with the
multidisciplinary team.
- Serves as a resource for community on health issues,
prevention, screening, treatment, and research.
- Participates in multidisciplinary process improvement
teams.
- Builds therapeutic and trusting relationships with patients,
families, and caregivers through effective communication and
listening skills.
- Assists in the identification of candidates for molecular
testing and/or genetic testing.
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patients according to
the physician orders, and establishes a plan of care.
- Coordinates scheduling for outpatient testing to be performed
in order to make a definitive diagnosis. Communicates with all
members of healthcare team involved in providing patient care.
Visits with physicians and office staff acting as a liaison between
patient and office on a regularly basis.
- Facilitates timely access to quality medical care from
diagnosis through survivorship. Collaborates with physicians and
other health care providers to improve patient care within an
interdisciplinary model.
- Educates patient and family members on diagnosis, treatment
options and available services, and serves as an advocate,
providing direction and support to the patient and family
throughout the continuum of care. Follows up with patients on 3
month and 1 year interval.
- Maintains accurate and complete nursing documentation, patient
information in the Patient Navigator database.
- Participates in case conference where appropriate to maintain
and increase disease specific knowledge base. Participates and
attends community service events.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement projects in
order to better serve the patient, family and healthcare system to
improve the quality of service provided.
- Greets patient and families, and provides facility information,
directions and general information. Provides escorts for patients
and family throughout the hospital for places that are difficult to
locate.
- Assists with on-boarding new nurse navigators to the
program.KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
- Strong leadership, decision making and delegation skills.
- Knowledge of care management, resource and utilization
management.
- Skilled in care management and patient assessments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Must be able to interact comfortably with physicians, nurses,
clinical staff, patients, families and community agency
representatives.
- Ability to monitor, assess and record patient progress against
a plan of care.
- Ability to facilitate patient access to community
resources.
- Ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external
medical staff and external partners and organizations.
- Ability to assess, adapt, and calmly respond to changing and
crisis environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with all aspects of patient
information in accordance with all applicable policies and
regulations.BENEFITSOur competitive benefits package includes the
following
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1Note: Benefits may vary based upon
position type and/or level -QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Bachelor's
- XPERIENCE - 3 Years of Experience-
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS in 30 days of hire or
transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen , Patient Navigator RN, Healthcare , Killeen, Texas
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