Experienced Registered Nurse Navigator Heart Failure

locationsClinic La Canada

time typeFull time

posted onPosted 7 Days Ago

time left to applyEnd Date: November 20, 2024 (6 days left to apply)

job requisition idR123296

Job Description:

Full Time, Monday-Friday based at La Canada Cardiology, Summerlin Alta Cardiology as secondary site. Expectation to travel and provide on-site support at other cardio sites as needed.

Navigation of care for heart failure patients including working with them to enroll in specialty medication programs and secure financial assistance, coordinate testing for rare heart failure pathologies, and triaging symptom exacerbations and navigating to appropriate next level of care. Collaborate with transplant centers to co-manage patients pre- and/or post-transplant. Provide face-to-face education to patients about their medication, lifestyle, and symptom recognition and escalation. Work closely with heart failure providers and other heart failure RN to navigate patients to and assist with administering outpatient pharmacological therapies such as diuretics. This is a growing program, additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

Position Details:

• Monday-Friday Day Shift
• Currently 5 8's schedule, but option for 4 10's once established in role.
• No weekends.
• No holidays (Intermountain observed)
• Must be On-Site
• No On-Call requirements.
• La Canada Cardiology, Summerlin Alta Cardiology, and other sites as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license in the state in which you practice
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Five years clinical (direct patient care) experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Second language
• Prior Experience in CCU, CVICU, Heart Failure Units
• Experience with VADs
• Master's degree in nursing or a related field.
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis and research methods.
• Prior leadership/supervisory experience.

Job Essentials

Apply the Case Management Standards of Practice (Assess, Plan, Facilitate and Advocate) to manage care provided for assigned patient population.
Assess patient's current and future needs by evaluating patient/family understanding of diagnosis and health management goals, collaborating with physicians and team members, and reviewing pertinent clinical information in order to identify and address barriers to care. Plan by working with patient/family and health care team to develop a treatment plan which enhances patient outcome. Facilitate by promoting communication between family and team members. Advocate by resolving barriers to care using available resources and processes.
Work collaboratively with physician(s), patient/family, and other team members to develop goals and plan interventions ensuring seamless patient care and coordination. Communicate and document interactions and interventions. Initiate and attend team conferences.
Identify the most appropriate patient acuity level: Provide care coordination and help facilitate symptom management and goals of care. Address financial, logistical, psychosocial, and practical barriers to timely care. Guide, educate, and advocate for patients across various care settings throughout the care continuum.
Implement and model professional practices: Follow CMSA or approved specialty standards. Maintain expert knowledge of internal and external resources. Reinforce the role and importance of collaboration among health care professionals within an integrated system. Provide patient/family and staff education as identified.
Lead and sustain program development: Participate in ongoing regional and system wide forums within Intermountain Healthcare and in the community to develop and implement processes that improve ability to meet goals. Revise, design and develop professional and educational materials as appropriate and in a coordinated manner. Perform other duties as assigned.
Quantify and track activities: Document activities in standardized database or other identified forms. Participate in refinement of tracking tools.

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess patient needs.
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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

Location:

Clinic La Canada

Work City:

Las Vegas

Work State:

Nevada

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.98 - $63.79

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