Registered Nurse Navigator- Cardiovascular Services - Nurse Navigator

Job Description: Serves as a patient liaison to help patients and family members navigate the complex healthcare system. Functions as a clinical resource to patients, physicians, and the assigned clinic site(s) through all phases of trajectory by coordinating a system-wide delivery of service expectations. Practice Details: The Shift for this position is 8am-5pm- MST This is currently an onsite position, and will travel to care sites. Remote work may be an option after a min of 6-8 months of training with our clinics, physicians, and care sites. 1. Evaluate a patient to receive care and assist with urgent needs (trigger words for RN triage call as opposed to normal telephone encounter call initiative) and navigates non-established patients to the correct clinic and provider until scheduled. 2. Utilizes the nursing process to provide coordinated patient care by actively collaborating with other members of the healthcare team and case managing patients. Assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial and other patient needs. 3. Provides education to patients for procedures and testing as needed and follow-up with patients following their procedures. 4. Liaison between doctor of the day/specific providers as it relates to assistance w/other provider inquiries, Peer-to-Peer calls, etc. 5. Provides guidance/recommendations to providers regarding patient health status and address patients urgency for same day or next day add on. 6. The ability to assist Patient Service Reps for urgent scheduling of various testing (prioritize timing and location) and patients with urgent device findings to schedule them in a timely manner. 7. Assist with in-clinic testing as needed to coordinate with doctor of the day to determine next steps in care. 8. Helps coordinate advanced imaging to make sure all components necessary for test are completed. 9. Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards. 10. Performs other duties as assigned. Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required. Cardiac RN expereince Preferred: Bachelor's degree of Nursing is preferred Experience in Cardiology nursing is a plus! Certification Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the state of practice is required. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval. (ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service.) Experience Preferred: Bilingual To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required. Physical Requirements: Anticipated job posting close date: 05/07/2024 Location: Lutheran Medical Center Work City: Wheat Ridge Work State: Colorado Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $32.84 - $58.35 We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.