Rn Pre-Anesthesia Nurse Navigator .5 (20Hrs Wk) Fte 7930.971

JOB SUMMARY (overview Of Job)

Under general administrative direction, the Pre-Anesthesia Nurse Navigator (NN) shall be an entrepreneurial, enterprising, and inspirational leader with a strong passion for surgical patient care. The Nurse Navigator collaborates with providers and/or clinical areas to coordinate service and ensure quality of care for patients. Assess the physical and psycho-social needs of patients and their families throughout their perioperative journey. Provide direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the policies of St Peter’s Health Medical Group (SPHMG) while providing excellent patient care.

Must be able to prioritize workload, respond to patient calls and messages in a timely manner. Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process as a standard in accordance with licensure, incorporating elements of holistic family-centered care.

The Pre-Anesthesia Nurse Navigator Will

• Assess the patient’s risk for perioperative adverse outcomes using established guidelines and protocols.
• Facilitate timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing and procedures to expedite the span of care and promote continuity of care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify and develop relationships with personnel in departments involved in surgical care (i.e., physicians, surgeons, nurses, social services staff, and both SPH and independent clinic staff).
• Provide emotional support and nursing education related to the patient’s clinical situation and scheduled procedure.
• Serve as a patient advocate and assist in navigating the process along the continuum with the goal of facilitating effective quality care and timeliness, resulting in improved patient satisfaction and outcomes.
• Visit patients after surgery when able.
• Build relationships with other patient navigators and improves continuity with similar patients.
• Communicate daily with perioperative departments regarding upcoming patients, schedule, etc.
• Participate with strategic surgical growth planning, including implementation of a ‘surgical home.’
• Help initiate and continue interdisciplinary discharge planning, including patient and caregiver planning.
• Connect with surgical patients pre-operatively to best prepare them for their procedure.
• Discuss discharge plan, including need for skilled nursing facility or home health, etc.
• Document appropriate correspondence and care in patients EMR, including pre-operative screening and questionnaire.
• Provide guidance to medical assistants for pre-operative data collection.
• Review and assess patient’s status related to planned surgery, including physical and psych-social needs, lab values, medications, perioperative education needs and overall comprehension of the planned procedure.
• Link and assist patients and their families to appropriate national, community, hospital and medical resources including but not limited to: financial counseling, social work, nutrition, smoking cessation, etc.
• Utilize interventions and strategies appropriate for and respecting patients’ culture, age, gender, socioeconomic, and psycho-social factors.
• Provide education to clinics regarding perioperative processes as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Participate in post-operative phone calls to patients ensuring their needs are met.
• Participate and be involved with patient education initiatives such as Total Joint education sessions.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years’ acute care experience required, preferably in a perioperative or critical care setting. Comprehension of EKG and various cardiac/laboratory reports/studies.

Education

Graduate of accredited professional school of nursing required. BSN preferred.

License/Certification/Registry

Current Montana License as a Registered Nurse required.

Current BLS certification required.

Aptitudes

• Open to feedback and changing environment, which requires flexibility in scheduling and department assignments
• Possess high level of attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a positive member of a multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to research clinical protocols and stay current on best practice for surgical patient care, and assist physician partners to develop and maintain protocols
• Time management skills and ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple tasks
• Flexibility to adapt to ever-changing surgical schedule.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and customer services skills required.
• Understanding of breadth of services provided at SPH for surgical patients
• Well-versed in Meditech, Microsoft (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel), and independent clinic records as needed.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

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If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:

Criminal background check

Reference checks

Drug Screening