Patient Navigator (RN) Patient Navigation / Full-Time

Company: Christus Health
Location: Santa Fe
Posted on: February 19, 2025

Job Description:

Description
POSITION SUMMARY: -Responsible for managing, coordinating and integrating all Care Coordination services within CHRISTUS St. Vincent Health System. - Provides Care Coordination services to patients based on person-centered acuity and coordinates patient in hospital or clinic setting. Contributes to a cooperative and accountable working relationship with other members of the Care Coordination system staff toward the goal of providing continuous high quality services to patients. - Promotes optimal person-centered care that supports and empowers individuals, respects individual choices and meets health care needs of patients. - Works side-by-side with clinical leaders in the development and implementation of protocols. - May work in traditional clinic setting and/or in a training environment (residency program) or other areas as assigned.


Requirements
EDUCATION: Registered Nurse, BSN in Nursing, preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSES: -Current New Mexico Nursing License

SKILLS:

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• Considerable knowledge of health care facilities, policies and issues, and of the full spectrum of community patient care services
  
• Considerable knowledge of health care and social management principles
  
• Ability to coordinate various functions and activities for maximum cooperation and integration of services providers and persons receiving care within a clinic for continuum of care services
  
• Ability to direct, instruct and advise staff, and to receive and effectively react to day-to-day problems
  
• Ability to utilize strong communication skills, both written and oral, and effectively demonstrate an interactive style of care coordination
  
• Ability to understand and implement sensitivity and culture of care measures appropriate to a diverse population
  
• Ability to work with various levels of the CHRISTUS organization including clinical, financial, administrative and medical staff.
  
  
  EXPERIENCE: Minimum of two years of experience in a health care setting and related experience with quality, care coordination and population health preferred. -
  
  NATURE OF SUPERVISION:
  -Responsible to: Manager of Population Health, Director of Ambulatory Patient Care Services
  
  ENVIRONMENT:
  -Bloodborne pathogen: - Multiple settings and variable unpredictable situations including inpatient, specialty and primary care settings
  
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to move around settings of care. - Requires close work, good vision, dexterity to write as well as to use computer keyboard. - Ability to handle stressful situations. Most possess and demonstrate excellent customer service skills.

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