RN Navigator: RN Navigator: Iowa Heart LAAO​/AFIB Clinic

Employment Type:

Full time Shift: Day Shift

Description:

Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical practice guidelines/care paths for patients.

• Collaborate with all of the health care team, to assist in the provision of quality patient care, and facilitate the identification of potential care problems.
• Assist as a liaison with patients and their families to physicians, staff, and other health care professionals, to coordinate patient care across all settings, and ensure high quality outcomes.
• Welcome calls from patients and families, answering questions concerning care, and follow-up as necessary.
• Proactively act as a patient advocate, working to overcome patient barriers, and resolve concerns.
• Provide educational information and resources to patients, to assist patients and family with coping, and foster self-care activities.
• Review literature, methodology, outcomes, and implications of nursing/medical research, and disseminate findings.
• Establish and maintain a knowledge base of on-going clinical research activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Current/valid RN license from the state licensing board required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Mandatory Reporter for the appropriate patient population required.

• 1 year experience in a clinic or acute hospital nursing setting required.

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.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services.

Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). You can also follow Trinity Health on Linked In.