Registered Nurse Patient Navigator

Location & Facility Location: Tulsa, OK Facility: Ascension St. John Medical Center Department & Schedule Department/Specialty: Critical Care Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Role Overview RN Patient Navigators serve as a central point of contact, ensuring that patients and families clearly understand complex diagnoses and treatment plans. They facilitate seamless transitions from the ICU to step‑down units or home, reduce treatment delays, and ensure continuity of care. Key Responsibilities Enhanced Communication: Serve as the central point of contact for patients and families. Care Coordination: Facilitate seamless transitions from the ICU to step‑down units or home. Barrier Removal: Identify and address obstacles such as financial, transportation, or social issues to ensure timely access to services. Reduced Readmissions: Provide follow‑up support and education on self‑management to decrease emergency room visits and urgent readmissions. Emotional Support: Provide psychosocial support to patients and their families. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Act as a liaison among doctors, nurses, social workers, and other team members to optimize workflows and foster collaboration. Minimum Requirements Licensure / Certification / Registration: Licensed Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Registered Nurse credentialed from the Oklahoma Board of Nursing required. BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Education: Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing or required professional licensure at time of hire. Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of Critical Care nursing experience, preferably in an ICU setting. Benefits Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options. Financial security & retirement: employer‑matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance. Time to recharge: pro‑rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays. Career growth: Ascension‑paid tuition (Vocare) reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning. Emotional well‑being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources. Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits. Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more. Equal Employment Opportunity Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Fraud Prevention Notice Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system. E-Verify Statement Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click here for more information. #J-18808-Ljbffr