RN​/Registered Nurse​/Nurse Navigator - Stroke Center - Harborview

No Telework

Seattle, WA

Full time

REQ-

Harborview Medical Center's Stroke Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Navigator.

• Full-time, 100% FTE, 40 hours per week
• Days, M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Harborview Medical Center is a Joint Commission-certified and Washington State-designated Level I Comprehensive Stroke Center , providing high-acuity, evidence-based care to stroke patients across the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).

Our multidisciplinary team is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and access to care through cutting‑edge interventions, regional partnerships, telestroke outreach, and robust post‑discharge coordination.

Our multidisciplinary team of the stroke center is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in stroke care, innovation, and health equity-delivering coordinated, person‑centered services across the care continuum through inpatient, outpatient, and Telestroke partnerships.

The Stroke RN Navigator plays a vital role in patient and family education, complex care coordination, and clinical collaboration throughout the continuum of stroke care-from admission through discharge and outpatient follow‑up.

The Stroke RN Navigator plays a critical role within the Comprehensive Stroke Center s role reports directly to the Stroke Program Manager/Director and works in close collaboration with:

• Neurologists, neurosurgeons, hospitalists, and stroke fellows/residents
• Care management, social work, and therapy services
• Outpatient stroke and neurology clinics
• Telestroke and WWAMI regional referral partners and local providers

• Deliver individualized, in-person stroke education at the bedside
• Reinforce understanding of diagnosis, medications, stroke warning signs, and lifestyle modifications
• Support family engagement and caregiver readiness throughout the hospitalization

• Identify patients through daily census and discharge reports
• Conduct chart reviews for patients admitted within the last 12-72 hours
• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary discharge rounds
• Collaborate in person with medical teams, care management, and therapy to facilitate safe, timely discharges
• Coordinate services with the Comprehensive Care Nurses (CCN), Care Assurance Team (CAT), and external partners as needed

• Perform outreach calls to discharged patients to ensure successful transitions
• Coordinate follow-up appointments with primary care and specialty providers
• Facilitate post-discharge imaging, lab work, or therapy services at HMC or local facilities
• Assist with outpatient stroke clinic referrals and care handoffs

• Attend and participate in stroke operations and performance improvement efforts as directed
• Support chart reviews, data collection, and quality audits
• Support and participate in monthly Stroke Support Group, UW Stroke Club, for survivors and families
• Help identify gaps in care, patient safety concerns, or workflow barriers and elevate to stroke leadership
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Washington

• Minimum 3 years of RN experience , ideally in neurology, neurosurgery, critical care, acute care, or care coordination working closely with stroke neuro patient population
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to engage with multidisciplinary providers without constant direct supervision
• Comfort with Epic EHR system, MS Office software, and other care coordination…