Nurse Navigator- Pediatrics Jobs

Guides patients through the healthcare system from screening through diagnosis and follow up, by assisting with access issues, developing relationships with service providers and tracking interventions and outcomes. Promotes a positive work environment which emphasizes respect to our customers, patients, patients’ families, providers, caregivers and other departments. Serves as a clinical expert in the care of these patients.

Major Responsibilities:

• Utilizes nursing process to comprehensively assess the patients’ physical and psychological status.
• Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, recommended follow up and resources available.
• Facilitates the entry of patients into the diagnostic and/or treatment system and coordinates their care including family involvement. Follows the patients throughout the continuum of health care services across multiple departments.
• Evaluates progress of patients along the continuum and is responsible for professional and personal modifications along with the healthcare team as appropriate. May assist with tracking of post care patients to ensure post treatment standards of care are met along with referrals. As necessary, ensures that patients receive clinical satisfaction surveys.
• Coordinates and participates in multidisciplinary planning conferences, collaboratively assists with the development of patient summaries for use by care team.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure and registration.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Minimum of 5 years nursing experience.
• Excellent teaching, consultation, and customer service skills.
• Demonstrates leadership experience.
• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with Project Management.
• Skilled with utilization of EMR and other software.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.