Nurse Navigator (Columbia County)

Nurse Navigator

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence, and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry and in people's lives.

Job Description

• The Nurse Navigator (NN) is a licensed registered nurse with disease-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome barriers to care.
• Utilizing the nursing process, a nurse navigator provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision-making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum.
• This role is both patient and provider facing with the ability to interface both in person, telephonically, and electronically though it is not a bed/chair side position.
• The primary functions of this role are to promote timely access to care and compliance with the plan of care.
• Key responsibilities include serving as a subject matter expert in the field of navigation, improving patient care timeliness and access to care, collaborating with program leaders and administration, providing relationship-based patient-centered care, and participating in growth and development activities with the navigation team.

Requirements

• Required Minimum Education: Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing (Preferred)
• Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
  • BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
  • RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 3 years nursing practice required and minimum 2 years nursing with disease-specific experience preferred; outpatient care or care coordination experience preferred.

Benefits

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.