Nurse Navigator- Pediatrics Genetics (ssmh)

Job Description

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MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

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Provides services as a patient navigator throughout the continuum of care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Functions as a liaison for management staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, community organizations, and other customers.
• Collaborates with physicians and advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes. Coordinates efforts for treatment and promotes quality improvement and educational efforts.
• Compiles data, tracks outcomes, and makes recommendations for process improvement.
• Provides referrals/support for follow-up care for patients who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in all patient encounters.
• Assists medical provider with processing of diagnostic results bringing significant values to the provider’s attention. Exhibits knowledge of tests and procedures and their significance as related to patient care.
• Recognizes the implementation of dosages, interactions, side effects, adverse effects, routes of administration of drugs as they apply to individual patients. Uses knowledge of medications in instructing patients about medication therapy.
• Establishes working relationships teaching protocols for patient education, family counseling and general public information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing

EXPERIENCE

• Three years' registered nurse experience

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:

2050000010 ACC Main

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

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