Epilepsy Nurse Navigator (RN)

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Job Summary

The Nurse Navigator (NN) is a licensed registered nurse with disease-specific
clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families,
and caregivers to help overcome barriers to care. Utilizing the nursing process,
a nurse navigator provides education and resources to facilitate informed
decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care
throughout all phases of the cancer continuum. This role is both patient and
provider facing with the ability to interface both in person, telephonically,
and electronically though it is not a bed/chair side position. The primary
functions of this role are to promote timely access to care and compliance to
the plan of care. Key responsibilities and impact of this role in the
organization is guided by foundational concepts to establish and grow programs
by supporting the program and job responsibilities determined by patient needs,
the community, and the organization. This role supports timely access to care
and the Wellstar Specialty Program.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Patient Coordinator and Liaison 1. Key Role/Responsibility A. Serves as subject
matter expert in the field of navigation. B. Improves patient care timeliness
and access to care. C. Collaborates with program leaders and administration to
perform and evaluate data from the community needs assessment to identify areas
of improvement that will affect the patient navigation process and program. D.
Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with
population specific characteristics (e. g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner
that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of diversity. E.
Participates in growth and development activities with the navigation team.
Providing leadership in elements of program needs that the navigators' expertise
implores. F. Collaborates with overall navigation team for cross coverage and
subject matter expertise to coordinate high level care for all patients. 2. Key
Role/Responsibility A. Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis;
identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the
performance of evidence based practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and
insuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective
partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care
outcomes. B. Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient
care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is
not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods
(interdisciplinary rounds, case review, inpatient navigation visits and
coordination with case management, etc); completion of timely documentation and
promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment. C. Demonstrates
teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally
responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team
members. D. Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all
stakeholders, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively
supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system. E.
Coordinate care as recommended at specialty clinics and multidisciplinary care
rounds within the scope of the nurse navigator. Identify gaps in services and
take action to locate, bridge resources/services. 3. Key Role/Responsibility A.
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required
mandatory education, and population specific education. B. Serves as a preceptor
and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all
disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce;
modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work
environment C. Takes initiative to be apprised of advances and developments that
impact care of the individual with cancer and institutions that provide cancer
care by actively participating in local, state, and national oncology and
navigation professional practice opportunities. Promotes Evidence based
practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing. D. Upholds
all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and navigation
competencies put forth by this job description and professional association
including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards
ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar
Health Systems safety absolutes. E. Participates in data collection, poses
relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice. Consults
appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address
practice questions. F. Supports efficient and effective use of human and
material resources, including practice in additional areas of support in times
of identified and approved need. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with
all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

* Bachelors Nursing or Accredited Program Nursing or Masters Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(S) and Certification(S)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
* ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced
Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180
Days) within 180 Days
* BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or
BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
* RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Additional License(S) and Certification(S)

Nationally recognized certification in disease specific area for nurses -Must
achieve certification within 1 year from start date.

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 5 years nursing practice Required and Minimum 2 years nursing with
disease specific experience Required and Outpatient care or care coordination
experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills

Ability to function in a fast paced environment Can respond to emergencies in
using a decisive, composed and respectful manner Possesses excellent time
management skills practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along
with possesses strong critical thinking skills

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