Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Transplant Infectious Diseases

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Patient
Care Navigator to join the Transplant Infectious Disease team. This role will be
full-time, day shift: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a. m. – 4:30 p. m. (must be flexible).
Will require rotation between inpatient and outpatient care at Inova Fairfax
Hospital and the Inova Center for Personalized Health, located near Inova
Fairfax Hospital.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and
patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top
employer in both the D. C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision
coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting
on your first day.
* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in
education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their
spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy
sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible
work schedules.

Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Transplant Infectious Disease Job
Responsibilities:

* Travel involved: rotation between inpatient and outpatient care at Inova
Fairfax Hospital and the Inova Center for Personalized Health, located near
Inova Fairfax Hospital.
* Guides patient and family through the health system from diagnosis, testing,
treatment and follow-up care to assist patients with navigating the continuum
of care. 
* Coordinates a patient's plan of care with the Transplant Infectious Disease
team which may include diagnostic test coordination and specialty medicine
coordination and scheduling, patient education and knowledge assessment for
complex treatment regimens. 
* Assists patients and families with accessing treatment resources by advising
of options and engaging appropriate resources.
* Manages complex cases effectively and efficiently. Collaborates with
multidisciplinary teams to address patient questions and responses about the
care process and treatment options.
* Participates in obtaining quality outcomes such as decreasing patient
infection and readmission rates.
* Develops/maintains reliable systems to document, track and monitor patient
data.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
* Experience: 3 years of nursing experience
* Certification: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered
Nurse; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience: Telemetry, Transplant, Infectious Diseases

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every
day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities
we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare
safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to
professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova,
we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate
future for healthcare. 

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability,
gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin,
political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related
conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.