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Nurse Navigator - Women's Health & Wellness
Company | University of Miami |
Address | , Miami, Fl |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-06-25 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
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The Department of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for Two (2) Nurse Navigators to work on the UHealth Campus for the Institution's Women's Health & Wellness Initiative. The Nurse Navigator is the initial point of contact for a patient entering the health system. The Nurse Navigator assures timely scheduling of the first appointment, coordination of care after completion of the first appointment, and will support the patient throughout the care continuum. The role also serves as a liaison between patients, families, caregivers, and the multidisciplinary care team. Furthermore, the Nurse Navigator demonstrates commitment to quality patient care, implements creative and innovative ways to meet the diverse needs of the patients and ensures best practices.
- Assess patient needs upon initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate referrals and support services
- Must be able to perform job duties as an independent professional and as a team player; organizational skills sufficient to set own priorities and facilitate work team progress.
- Identify bottlenecks in the patient pathway and gaps in care; propose process improvement measures to address them
- Attends staff meetings and other meetings as needed (i.e. weekly and monthly huddles, etc.)
- Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities
- Communicates with physicians as needed by phone, emails or in person for new patient referrals and scheduling priorities
- Contributes to the nurse navigator program and role development, implementation, and evaluation within the healthcare system and community.
- Facilitates timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures to expedite the plan of care and to promote continuity of care
- Identifies potential and realized barriers to care and facilitates referrals as appropriate to mitigate barriers
- Participates in coordination of the plan of care with the multidisciplinary team, promoting timely follow-up on treatment and supportive care recommendations
- Educate patients about disease process, treatment options, potential side effects
- Assist patients with treatment decision making; develop and use decision aids as appropriate
- Identify and document individual patient’s barriers to learning
- Ensure compliance with mandatory in-services and employee health procedures.
- Participate with other members of the healthcare team to provide patients with supportive care services
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
- Skill in collecting, organizing and analyzing data.
- Proficiency in computer software (i.e., Microsoft Office).
- ACLS Certification
- Minimum 2- 3 years of relevant work experience
- Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
- Valid State of Florida Registered Nurse (RN) license
- BLS Certification
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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.
Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.
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