ED Care Navigator RN or SW, Day Shift, Care Transition and Management
Listed on 2026-01-17
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Community Health
Overview
White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced ED Care Navigator for our Care Navigation Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
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Responsibilities- Identify patients who are vulnerable, high risk for readmission within 30 days of discharge, and/or high ED utilizers requiring additional support and connections to community resources.
- Collaborate with patients, ED staff, ED physicians, and community providers to develop a comprehensive plan of care for safe discharge. Completes required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
- Act as a patient advocate by identifying and connecting patients to the most appropriate community resources. Maintain a directory of available services by geographical area and update others about new services. Consult with others to identify potential community resources for resolving client health, psychosocial, or financial barriers.
- Collaborate with behavioral health team and other community groups to ensure patients are connected to the most appropriate mental health programs in the community.
- Identify patients with admitting orders still in the ED. ED Care Navigator will interview and complete assessment on the patients / family members to formulate a plan of care prior to transferring to a unit.
- Collaborate with ED interdisciplinary team to create CRISP Care Alerts for complex and high utilizing patients.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a minimum of an associate of science degree required, bachelor’s degree preferred OR Master of Social Work (MSW)
- 1 – 3 years’ experience in acute care setting at least 1 year of prior experience as case manager, discharge planner or care coordinator desired
- Maryland RN licensure OR Maryland Social Work License: LMSW or LCSW or LCSW-C
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a minimum of an associate of science degree required, bachelor’s degree preferred
- Maryland RN licensure
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required
Day shift, rotating 12-hour shifts, rotating weekends and holidays.
Pay Range$32.17 - $55.76
FLSA ClassificationUnder the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Benefits- Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Free Employee parking
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
- Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
- Paid Time Off
- Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
- Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist Health Care has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist Health Care was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.
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