Nurse Navigator

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Nurse Navigator - Lansing Neurosurgery Clinic Position Summary: Provides direct patient care and comprehensive coordination of care for patients and their families/caregivers. Eliminates barriers to timely care, facilitates flow through system, increases patient and provider satisfaction, maintains point of contact with providers and serves as the first point of contact for patients and families. Provides a full range of nursing services, including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with professional practices and ethical standards. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Provides direct patient nursing care for specified patients Performs nursing assessments and triage of patient care needs for new and ongoing patients. Oversees the planning, scheduling, and implementation of day-to-day clinical activities and procedures for navigated patients. Central point of contact for all navigated patients; including interaction with medical, nursing, ancillary services. Provides education to patients, families, and significant others; acts as an information resource to students, health care professionals, patients, and the public. Required: Nursing degree from an accredited educational institution. State licensure as a registered nurse. Three years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. For clinics with the Rural Health Designation, Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), and Canadian equivalents, (MHC approved providers for the resuscitation certification) is required within 6 months of hire Preferred: Bachelor's degree in nursing. One year prior work experience in clinical area. Additional Information Schedule: Full-time Requisition ID: 26010086 Daily Work Times: 8:00am-5:00pm On Call: No McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law. My Profile Create and manage profiles for future opportunities. McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr