Registered Nurse Navigator - Surgical Services

Employment Type:

Full time

Day Shift

Monday - Friday Days

4000 Medical Center Drive
Fayetteville, NY 13066

RN Navigator for incoming breast care referrals and procedural referrals. Duties to include chart compilation, triage/prioritizing referrals, medication review, lab reviews. Works directly with referral specialists for better patient throughput in our Breast Care and General Surgery offices. Spanning Liverpool and Fayetteville. Potential for hybrid for the right candidate.

• Our Trinity Health Culture: Our staff know, understand, incorporate & demonstrate our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, through their actions, behaviors, practices & decisions.
• Leadership: Shared Governance to leaders are accessible. Unit practice counsels and open-door guiding principle for shared decision-making. All our employees have a voice.
• Well-Being: Practice in an environmentally safe, professional & healthy atmosphere. Our staff are supported by a variety of resources for physical and mental health.
• Professional Relationships: Strong rapport with our interdisciplinary team including physicians/clinical providers, rehab services, pharmacy, nutritional services and support staff.
• Professional Development: Strong education program, generous tuition allowance and clinical ladder incentives. We encourage job share opportunities to enhance satisfaction and growth.
• Work/Life: Scheduling options balance work/life/school calendars.
• Safety: Only local hospital to receive a Leapfrog A for safety.
• Accredited and rated highly for multiple specialty services.

• Manages the case load of patients and identify new patient candidates.
• Communicates with management on all relevant operation and patient issues.
• Improves health care access, promotes client knowledge and compliance with behavior modifications associated with diagnosis and treatment regime.
• Communicates with external offices and patients regarding testing and procedural appointments.
• Assists with needed referrals for testing and treatment.
• Presents matrix reporting to accrediting agencies, service line leadership and program providers.
• Serves as a resource and consultant for best practice information as it relates to the program and services available within our network.
• Effectively educates the care team, including patient and their support, in medical management and quality of life matters related to diagnosis.
• Participates in the development and evaluation of the associated care path and educational materials.
• Provides focused attention on Service Line specific initiatives to include patient satisfaction, adherence to medical plan, re-admission rates, and length of stay.
• Coordinates and maintains readiness for compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Supports effective case management to maximize healthcare outcomes, facilitate wellness and identify/correct service delivery complications.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the oncology patient pathways by focusing on knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Development and participation in the education of patients and caregivers throughout the continuum of care.

• Collecting, storing and reporting data collection for the development and quality improvement of the program.
• Develop plan and advance the programs to meet, exceed and/or improve metrics.
• Manages associated specialty clinics.
• Participates in and applies knowledge of research, current concepts and guidelines to practice.
• Complies with insurance requirements for disease management, assists with coordinating care of the uninsured/unassigned patient referrals.
• Collaborates with service line to provide formal feedback for registries and governing bodies through performance development process.
• Collaborates with service line to achieve unit and organizational quality improvement and outcome-based initiatives.
• Provide information as program ambassador to represent the service and promote the program.
• Works closely with Service Line management regarding daily operational issues, including short, mid, and long-range planning and coordination of the overall service line with a focus on patient care within the continuum