Nurse Navigator (RN) - Ambulatory Vascular - Critical Limb Salvage Program
This position will work with the Critical Limb Salvage Program. Vascular patients that are having difficulty navigating through a potential limb being amputated. Provide patient education and support. Navigating their care between various vascular surgeons, podiatrists, wound care, hyperbaric treatments, hospitalists, etc. This will involve face-to-face and phone interaction.
Location is still to be determined but in the Jackson area.
Full Time - 40 hours/week - 8 hour shifts - flexible start/end time. 8am - 5pm - no weekends/holidays
This is a salaried position.
Candidate Experience Preference: Minimum of 3 years RN inpatient/ambulatory/clinic experience. Cardiology / Vascular experience. Experience navigating patient care.
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GENERAL SUMMARY: Nurse Navigators are nurses with specialty-specific clinical knowledge who offer individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers across the continuum of care. Navigators Collaborate with other health care team members including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, financial counselors, community health workers, patient access coordinators, and ancillary and other support staff, and referring physicians to create a high-quality, efficient, safe, and exceptional patient experience.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. If ADN, must be willing to enroll in an accredited BSN program within 3 years of start date, obtain your BSN within 5 years of start date.
Two (2) years of nursing experience required.
Specialty experience preferred.
Maintains and demonstrates current clinical knowledge in area of specialty. Strong organizational, leadership, listening, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Strong communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to prioritize and reprioritize quickly. Ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally. Ability to work in teams and in a self-directed, autonomous manner. Able to delegate and coordinate efforts of the team/co-workers. Compassionate and empathetic. Understands Musculoskeletal Health specialties, pathways and procedures, goals of care, symptom management, quality of life, and evidence-based practice guidelines.
Demonstrates excellent coaching and mentoring skills. Takes necessary actions to develop and maintain personal job competencies/expertise and to improve performance on an ongoing basis; keeps current regarding medical and technological trends in healthcare overall and/or specialty/service line best practices, as well as a working knowledge of insurance rules and community resources.
Computer skills and knowledge of Windows, Outlook and electronic medical record.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Specialty-specific certification preferred and desired within two (2) years of hire as appropriate to job being filled.
NOTE: The Nurse Navigators for the Musculoskeletal Health Service Line already employed by HFHS orthopedic services have two (2) years to complete certification after entry into this job.
Additional Information
Organization: Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
Department: Vascular Health
Shift: Day Job
Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services - from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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