RN, Patient Navigator - Perinatal - Part-Time

RN, Patient Navigator - Perinatal

The Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Navigator serves as a patient advocate and care coordinator, guiding patients through the healthcare continuum to ensure timely access to quality care, improved health outcomes, and a positive patient experience. The RN Patient Navigator collaborates with physicians, multidisciplinary teams, patients, families, and community resources to facilitate care planning, remove barriers to treatment, provide education, and support patients throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and follow-up care.

This role promotes continuity of care, enhances patient engagement, and helps patients navigate complex healthcare systems while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practices.

Education:

Required:

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing Preferred: BSN

Experience:

Required:

Two (2) years of nursing experience in care coordination, case management, patient navigation, or a related clinical specialty; equivalent healthcare experience may be considered. Preferred:
Previous experience in patient education, patient navigation, care coordination, case management, or a related clinical leadership role.

Position Requirement(s):
License/Certification/Registration

Required:

-Current licensure to practice nursing in the state of Tennessee. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward
-NRP certification within 6 months of hire
-ACLS required prior to completion of departmental orientation and maintain ongoing thereafter
-De-escalation training/certification (example: MOAB) within 6 months and maintain ongoing yearly thereafter.

The RN Patient Navigator is a registered professional nurse responsible for coordinating comprehensive care, education, and support services for patients and families experiencing high-risk pregnancies complicated by fetal, neonatal, or infant diagnoses associated with life-limiting conditions, comfort care, or anticipated loss. Serving as a primary point of contact throughout the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and bereavement journey, this role provides care navigation, advocacy, emotional support, and continuity of care while guiding families through complex medical decisions and treatment plans.

Working collaboratively with the Bereavement Coordinator and interdisciplinary teams, the RN, Patient Navigator facilitates communication among Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists, obstetric providers, neonatologists, palliative care teams, genetics, nursing staff, community organizations, and regional healthcare providers to ensure coordinated, family-centered care.