Nurse Navigator - Community Care Center

Work where every moment matters. 
 
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. 

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

The Community Care Clinic (CCC) is located at 132 Jefferson St on the third floor of the Hartford Hospital Community Health building of Hartford Hospital.  CCC clinic has close to 3,000 patient visits annually with an average of 50 patients per day. The Division of Infectious Diseases provides inpatient and outpatient consultation regarding the diagnosis and management of all types of infectious diseases. The service is supported by outstanding clinical diagnostics laboratories, which provide state-of-the-art techniques for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases. Our staff of providers, Psychiatry, fellows, Psych Residents, social worker, Nutritionist, Pharmacy Liaison, APRNs, RNs, MA/MAAs, a Case Manager and a Data Manager who provides compassionate care, excellence in teaching and investigations in clinical and laboratory research.  CCC is Ryan White funded. 75% are bilingual with Spanish being their primary language.  80% of our patients have Health coverage under Medicaid.  Our specialists are skilled at treating many infectious conditions, including: Conditions such as HIV infection, Hepatitis, fever of unknown origin, recurrent infections or rashes of unknown type or origin, Influenza, Opportunistic infections in patients who are immunosuppressed due to acquired or congenital immunodeficiency, transplant or other medical condition.  CCC guides patients through the health system, including appropriate referrals for services to other health professionals.

Job Summary:

Functioning within the context of the framework for professional nursing practice, the Community Care Nurse Navigator is a registered nurse experienced in patient throughput, preventing transitional c