Patient Navigator

Overview

SUMMARY:

The Patient Navigator reports to the Director Ambulatory and Cancer Services and is responsible for coordinating patient care activities for select at risk individuals with clinically significant cancers. The patient navigator is a registered nurse who functions as the guide who will assist patients and their families move through the complexities of the healthcare system. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

• Assumes key role in assuring care on a continuum, coordinating patient care activities for individuals with clinically significant cancers by referring patients to other health professionals and support services as appropriate (genetic counselor, nutritionist, psychiatrist, social workers, and the like).
• Ensures team is kept appraised of patient’s condition.
• Participates in developing policies, procedures, and standards of patient care in conjunction with Clinical Manager and/or Director of Cancer Services.
• Participates in developing specific patient care protocols.
• Provides for appropriate patient and family education and counseling regarding disease and treatment, potential complications, signs, and symptoms requiring immediate attention.
• Documents patient’s progress, compliance, and other essential information in the medical record.
• Ensures patient’s primary care and sub-specialty providers are provided timely information on patient’s progress and additional needs.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance activities by collecting and analyzing statistical data and auditing patient records.
• May assist in preparing grant proposals, writing program reports, and the like.
• Collects and reports information to ensure compliance with grant expectations and reporting requirements, if appropriate.
• Participates in ongoing education and networking regarding navigation of patients with complex cancers.
• Performs other related duties of professional nurse.

• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
• BSN
• Basic Life Support Certification through American Heart Association
• Must have current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• Nursing oncology certification preferred.

• Two to three years oncology nursing experience in inpatient, ambulatory, or community nursing required, with case management experience preferred.
• Professional and analytical skills in evaluating patients to plan and provide patient care and monitor the care management process and treatment plan for each patient.
• Ability to communicate effectively (public speaking skills) with diverse audiences including professional staff, patients, community, media, and other service agencies.
• Interpersonal skills to allay anxiety, elicit cooperation, and provide for education of patients/families, and to effectively function as a member of the healthcare team to coordinate and discuss patient care activities.
• Advanced skill in assessment of physical and psychosocial health-illness status, history taking, and physical assessment.

Normal patient care environment with exposure to infectious diseases. Hazards are minimized by adherence to established safety precautions.

None.

$75,712.00-$

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran, or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

monday- friday GI population

Day

8 hours

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