Specialty Navigator Registered Nurse

***Specialty Navigator Registered Nurse – TriHealth Good Samaritan Western Ridge

Make a difference every day as a Specialty Navigator Registered Nurse at TriHealth. Join a compassionate, servant-led team committed to excellence in patient care while working in a supportive, high-energy environment. 

We offer career growth opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Apply today and grow your career with a team that truly values you. 

Location: 

• Good Samaritan Western Ridge – 6949 Good Samaritan Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45247

Work Schedule: 

• Full-Time (80 hours bi-weekly) 

• Day shift 

• No weekend or holiday rotation

Incentives & Benefits: 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement. 

https://careers.trihealth.com/what-we-offer/benefits

Job Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing 

• Equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree

• RN, Registered Nurse

• Progressive nursing experience in hospital, ambulatory or home health 

• Strong customer service and communication skills 

• Ability to work with Physicians and others and collect data, generate reports, and provide analysis via computers and EMR

• 2-3 years experience Clinical Nursing Experience in the specialty area for which Navigator position is being hired (i.e.: orthopedics, cardiac, oncology, etc.) 

• 2-3 years experience Clinical Nursing Experience in home care preferred

Job Overview:

• This position provides comprehensive care coordination supporting a holistic and longitudinal approach across the continuum related to specific episodes of care. This position assists with informed decision making, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to allow for timely screening, intervention, and increased supportive care throughout the patient experience. This position provides individual assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help identify and overcome barriers which may hinder quality, medical, and psychosocial patient care. 
   

Job Responsibilities:

• Assess the patient's plan of care and develops, implements, monitors, and documents utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient's healthcare needs.

   

   

• Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Serves as a liaison for referring physicians and connections to community resources. 

• Assesses clients’/caregiver(s)’ activation, literacy level and self-management capabilities. Evaluate patient functional abilities and limitations. Determine if intervention is needed. Assist the patient/family through diagnostic services, treatment and care and monitor clinical progress for defined episodes including transition to post-acute environment. Communicates delays in care, functional status and changes in clinical status to specialist and primary care provider (PCP) and coordinates required follow-up and monitoring. 

• Educates client and family/caregiver(s) on diagnosis, course of care, medication, medication reconciliation and nutrition and moves client toward self-management. Collaborates with the patient and family when setting goals; initiate transition planning and recommends additions to or modification of referring orders. Establish treatment goals that are functional, measurable and patient related. Establish and implement a patient centric plan of care that is aligned with clinical protocols in acute, ambulatory and post-acute environment to achieve treatment goals.

• Reviews and analyzes model of care clinical pathway process improvement activities for appropriate populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Participates in ongoing staff development Establish and promote a collaborative relationship with p