Pulmonary Disease Navigator

This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Respiratory Therapy duties:
Evaluates patients and helps them improve physical and mental conditions through treating cardiopulmonary related dysfunction. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education.

Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.

This position performs a variety of roles that focus on providing support, education, and care coordination to patients with pulmonary disease. Works with the multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, case managers, social workers, and other support services to assist pulmonary patients and their families through the continuum of care from admission to their transition home. This role plays an important role in ensuring patients understand their treatment plan, supporting the patient’s transition home, and coordinating follow-up needs to help prevent a decline in the patient’s condition.

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.