Nurse Navigator - Endocrinology

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Salary range: $40.50 - $64.80 per hour. Placement within the salary range depends on experience, internal equity, and collective bargaining agreements for union positions.

We offer a wide range of benefits that support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well‑being. For details, visit the benefits page.

• Effectively collaborates with the patient, significant others, and other members of the healthcare team, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
• Assess and reassess the patient and family for ongoing care needs with knowledge of high‑risk criteria and initiate referrals to the appropriate resources in a timely manner.
• For all new patients, collects and analyzes data, identifies and coordinates appropriate multidisciplinary care and appointments, triages this information and schedules patients appropriately.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff and coordinates new patients for multidisciplinary clinics.
• Assists in creating a plan of care that indicates this collaboration and communication.
• Research – utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions.
• Aware of available, current research trials and collaborates with research staff for new patients who may be eligible for a research trial.
• Serves as a resource to non‑clinical staff regarding prospective patients calling for information.
• Is able to state rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in a manner that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health‑care errors.
• Identifies learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; assesses support systems, coping mechanisms and barriers to learning, making referrals as appropriate.
• Educates patient, family and caregivers regarding diagnosis, process, therapies, and testing.
• Assists with transitions in care and providers.
• Demonstrates an interest in personal development and growth beyond routine expected educational sessions.

• Current experience within the past five years.
• Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse program with a BSN and RN License in the state of Illinois (LIC RN).
• CERT BLS. Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Consistently works within the framework of the Illinois Practice Act for Nursing and ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice.
• Ability to assess and determine situations requiring an interpreter and to use interpreter services effectively.

• One year of experience in acute care in a hospital setting and/or one year of experience in an outpatient setting. This experience is preferred to be within the last four years of employment.
• Prior case management or patient navigation experience in an acute or outpatient setting.
• Basic EPIC EMR knowledge.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part‑time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part‑time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part‑time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part‑time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. Exception:
New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.