RN Nurse Navigator - Clinically Integrated Network - PGH Region - Hybrid
About the position
Responsibilities
• Oversees community outreach, high risk populations and disease specific sites to establish and sustain working relationships within the network.
• Educates and coordinates care regarding patient's diagnosis, treatment options, course of treatment, clinical trial information and resources available.
• Works with health care team to ensure safe handoff, coordination of care between facilities as well as inpatient to outpatient or outpatient to inpatient coordination of care.
• Works with High-Risk Care Teams to reduce re-admissions.
• Coordinates appointments including all aspects of the multi-disciplinary team and accompanies patients as needed to appointments.
• Ensures that medication adherence issues are addressed.
• Works with AHN physician offices/facilities to identify at-risk patients and assists in facilitating appropriate screening processes.
• Trends data and outcomes as established for the navigation program.
• Identifies gaps to improve patient care across the continuum.
• Develops or attends an existing clinical care conference to report out on active patients to the multidisciplinary team.
• May identify bereavement needs of families and develop plan of care.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Requirements
• Registered Nurse required.
• 1-3 year(s) nursing experience in the specialty required.
• CPR - American Heart Association.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Nice-to-haves
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Certification in area of expertise.
• Valid PA driver's license may be required.
• Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA) clearance may be required depending on location.
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