Registered Nurse Navigator- Advanced Heart and Lung

Advanced Heart & Lung Registered Nurse Navigator (Heart Failure)

Full-Time | Monday-Friday | Day Shift

At IU Health, we are committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care for individuals living with advanced heart failure and complex cardiovascular disease. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, innovative therapies, and comprehensive care coordination, we strive to improve outcomes and quality of life for our patients.

Position Overview

The Advanced Heart & Lung RN Navigator serves as a key point of contact for patients with heart failure and advanced cardiac conditions. This role coordinates care across the continuum, supports disease management, provides patient education, and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely, seamless care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Assessment & Monitoring

• Monitor symptoms, review test results, triage patient concerns, and provide follow-up care.
• Support medication management, including refills and titration coordination.
• Identify changes in clinical status and escalate concerns appropriately.

Heart Failure Management & Care Coordination

• Coordinate individualized care plans with physicians, APPs, pharmacists, and other care team members.
• Facilitate transitions of care following hospitalizations and procedures.
• Coordinate referrals, testing, and specialty services.
• Support patients receiving outpatient IV diuretic (Lasix) infusions and other heart failure therapies to help prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

Patient Education & Advocacy

• Educate patients and caregivers on heart failure management, medications, diet, fluid management, and symptom recognition.
• Connect patients with community resources and assist in overcoming barriers to care, including insurance and financial concerns.
• Serve as an advocate for patients and families throughout their care journey.

Quality Improvement

• Participate in initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, reducing readmissions, and enhancing the patient experience.
• Support data collection and implementation of best practices in heart failure care.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN).
• Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program. 3-5 years of experience preferred.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Specialty certifications may be required per unit/department specialty in accordance with the department provision of care.
• Requires knowledge of personal computers using various types of word processing and database software.
• Requires clinical work experience, medical terminology.
• Requires understanding of medical record requirements, regulations and policies.

Why Join Us?

Join IU Health's Advanced Heart & Lung team and make a meaningful impact on patients living with heart failure and complex cardiovascular conditions. We offer a collaborative environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.

• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.

• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.