Nurse Navigator

Description

The Nurse Navigator is a professional

Registered Nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of

patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients using

the nursing process in accordance with the standards of professional nursing practice.

The Nurse Navigator performs in the professional role as described by the

American Nurses Association (ANA); engaging in activities related to ethics,

education, evidence-based practice and research, quality improvement,

leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resources

utilization, environmental health, and patient advocacy as appropriate to

clinical nursing practice.

Full hourly

salary range: 65.76 - 97.76

Qualifications

Required:

• CA RN License

• BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

• BSN or MSN required for all new hires effective 1/1/2015, current UCLA Health employees may be exempt.

• CNII: Greater than 6 months nursing experience

• Ability to complete a Nursing physical assessment

• Skill in developing a plan of care including setting goals, monitoring and documenting progress

• Ability to implement interventions that are pertinent to goals established in the plan of care

• Ability to evaluate the effective of interventions toward the attainment of established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or reset goal parameters

• Ability to delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork

• Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical and patient care issues

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