Palliative Care RN Nurse Navigator

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* Employment Type:

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* Part time

** Shift:*
* Day Shift

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* Description:

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* The Nurse Navigator is a key member of the multidisciplinary team functioning as an advocate, educator and facilitator of care. Responsible for ensuring all referred patients receive quality and comprehensive services throughout the continuum. Coordinates the overall subspecialty programmatic goals and outcomes.

** What the Nurse Navigator will do:*
* + Completes a comprehensive health assessment of the patient's physical, psychological, social, environmental, financial and

+ functional status in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members. Includes assessment of past and present treatment course.

+ Assists in organizing and coordinating timely patient appointments.

+ Understands and develops goals, treatment plan and provider options in concordance with evidence based standards and clinical trials.

+ Works directly with physician lead to review diagnostic studies, clinical history and course of treatment to identify most appropriate next course of care.

+ Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in performance improvement activities including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical outcomes and processes for patients.

+ Uses critical thinking and problem solving skills to analyze and synthesize data and formulate an appropriate case management

+ plan to address the patient's individual and family needs.

** What the Nurse Navigator will need:*
* + Bachelor's degree in Nursing required, Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.

+ Current State of Michigan Registered Nursing License, minimum. CPR or BCLS Certified.

+ Certified Nurse in sub-specialty (OCN, CNRN) and other sub-specialty certification, preferred.

+ Minimum:
Three years of experience in an acute care setting. One year of experience in medical, surgical or radiation oncology (for oncology specialty).

+ Preferred:
Case management experience or patient care leadership experience.  Five years of experience in subspecialty.

** Our Commitment*
* Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran