Nurse Navigator

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Nurse Navigator? At Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Navigator is responsible for the programs and resources that support the navigation of patients through complex healthcare environments for the optimization of care and outcomes. S/he facilitates patient follow-up through coaching, information transfer, and communication in order to improve continuity of care, enhance the medical management of complex disease, and streamline the intervention process. 

Duties as a Nurse Navigator will include:  

You will guide patients through the health care system by assisting with access issues, developing relationships with service providers, and tracking interventions and outcomes.

Your role serves as a point of contact for referring physicians, patients and caregivers to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical and supportive care services. 

You will review patient case lists generated by technology-enabled data triggers to identify patients that could benefit from intervention.  

Your role maintains detailed records to measure effectiveness of program and suggest ways to improve throughout the process, as well as tracks outcomes of referrals and treatments.  

You will review medications, educate patients as needed, and initiate communication regarding dashboard triggers with care team.  

 

Qualifications for a Nurse Navigator: 

 

Current licensure in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Current Multi-state licensure as a Registered Nurse 

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) course through the American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross – Healthcare Provider CPR 

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing – BSN preferred 

Experience as a nurse navigator and/or patient educator preferred 

RN experience in the ICU and/or Med/Surg preferred 

Benefits

Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits  for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,  including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work  programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support  through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits  for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and is an affiliate of HCA Healthcare.

From door side parking to a convenient one-story campus where state-of-the-art treatments and technologies are always only a few steps away, Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER delivers more than you might expect from a community hospital in Wichita, Kansas . You’ll find a place that offers world-class emergency care, a wide range of specialized medical services and all the resources of Wesley Healthcare . Our 99+ bed hospital specializes in Emergency Care, Heart & Vascular Care, Oncology, Women’s Care, Spine Care, Robotic Surgery, Primary Care, and Orthopedic Care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

 

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Nurse Navigator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.