Lung Nodule Nurse Navigator

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Nurse Navigator? At Patient Navigation Services, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

This position is a work from home position but candidates must live in the Austin, TX market and will focus on Lung Nodule patients.
Job Summary and Qualifications

What qualifications you will need:

As a Nurse Navigator, you will function as a member of the multidisciplinary team and serve as an advocate and educator for patients with all types of medical conditions. You will be responsible for supporting patients through complex healthcare environments for the optimization of care and outcomes. You will facilitate patient follow-up through coaching, information transfer, and communication to improve continuity of care, enhance the medical management of complex diseases, and streamline the intervention process. You will also guide patients and families through the healthcare system by assisting with access issues to expedite the timeliness of care and treatment. You will achieve this goal by building relationships with patients and physicians, coordinating the defined plan of care, assisting with appointments, assisting in resolving barriers, providing education, and connecting with community resources. You will also assume responsibility and accountability for the management of resources to achieve efficient, high-quality outcomes for patients, including support with interdisciplinary and cross-facility coverage and collaboration. You are responsible for timely data collection that promotes tracking of the navigation program performance in line with HCA Healthcare, division, and facility goals (growth, quality, practice guidelines, etc).

What you will do in this role:
• Serves as a patient advocate
• Assesses the patient’s medical and psychosocial needs as they pertain to their primary medical or surgical condition for navigation
• Uses appropriate tools to identify patient needs and barriers to care and provides access to potential resolutions
• Identifies health disparities and assists in the removal of these disparities
• Provides appropriate education, outreach, and support to patients and families. Ensures the patient is empowered to manage his/her healthcare needs
• Provides healthcare system guidance and promotes adherence to recommended treatment throughout the care pathway
• Supports providers by assisting patients and/or families in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available, including education, clinical research studies (as applicable), and technological advances
• Provides education/connection to community and external resources, such as access to supportive care, financial support, and return to work
• Streamlines process for patients by assisting with appointment scheduling in a compliant manner
• Ensures the organization of appointments and explains the sequence of treatments
• Ensures smooth transitions between care modalities, facilities, and providers
• Facilitates patient movement through the appropriate clinical pathway and collaborates with physicians to ensure patient compliance
• Reinforces patient-specific teaching as defined by the patient’s provider
• Conducts follow-up conversations with patients and communicates any concerns, changes, or social needs to the appropriate physician or other care provider
• Attends and participates in Multidisciplinary Meetings (MDM) and/or other care planning conferences, as required by the navigation program
• Ensures appropriate patient data is available, including assessment and documentation
• Educates the patient and family regarding planned procedures, medications, and treatments

What you will need in this role:
• 1-3 years of experience in Nursing – Required
• 3+ years of experience as a Nurse Navigator and/or patient educator in service line – Preferred

Education
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Licenses and Certifications
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (preferred if remote position) – Required
• Registered Nurse - Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state in which he or she practices, in accordance with law and regulation. – Required

Benefits

Patient Navigation Services, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Nurse Navigator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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About the Company:
HCA Healthcare

At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.

HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.

And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.

Company Size:
10,000 employees or more

Industry:
Healthcare Services

Founded:
1968

Website:
http://hcahealthcare.com/