RN Nurse Navigator FNE/SANE

Company: UCHealth
Location: Parker
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

**Patient Advocate and Liaison**

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with 2+ years of acute care experience to serve as a patient advocate, liaison, and advisor/educator to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care.

**Responsibilities:**

* Rounds on/reviews assigned patients regularly and evaluates patient progress with plan of care
* Communicates plan of care to patient and family and solicits concerns, questions, and issues for resolution
* Provides emotional support, counseling, clinical education and expert guidance to patients and families to promote their ability to understand and meaningfully participate in the healthcare process and personal decision-making
* Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community/external resources to coordinate/maximize resources and identify/resolve barriers to the plan of care
* Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psychosocial, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources
* Intervenes as appropriate to advocate for patient and family

**Requirements:**

* Credentials:
+ Essential:
- Registered Nurse
+ Other information:
- Minimum Required Education: Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years experience
- Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Minimum Experience: 2 years of nursing experience
* BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date

**Benefits:**

* Full medical, dental and vision coverage
* Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching
* Paid time off
* Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
* Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
* Wellness benefits
* Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
* Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees

**UCHealth Invests in its Workforce:**

* UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth
* UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi

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