Radiology Nurse Navigator

Description

Introduction

Rio Grande Regional Hospital is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for Registered Nurse Patient Care Navigator position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at Rio Grande Regional Hospital!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Radiology Nurse Navigator is responsible for all departmental functions in support of the hospital mission, vision and facility goals. This position establishes effective working relationships with all constituencies including patients, physicians, employees, and volunteers. The Radiology Nurse Navigator will perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on the patient receiving invasive, diagnostic and interventional procedures. The duties include coordinating the activities of the Cardiac CT Program in collaboration with the Radiology, Cath Lab, and Cardiology departments. The Radiology Nurse Navigator assists the department Director in recommending and evaluation of operational efficiencies and process modifications in meeting facility goals. The Radiology Nurse Navigator identifies and remedies through continuous customer satisfaction data and employee involvement. This role will start with the time of the patients diagnosis and will continue through the patients journey throughout their care, will be the patient advocate and care for them in a highly supportive and personal manner and also will serve as a liaison to ensure that patients and families receive resources and services as needed. The Radiology Nurse Navigator will provide high quality care including:

What you will do in this role:

Coordinating activities of coronary CTA patients
Provides language specific education, psychosocial support, and necessary resources for newly diagnosed patients pertinent to their specific disease, and their families (language specific), and coordinates appropriate referrals for those needed services.
Educates and provides information to new and existing patients and families regarding diagnosis; work-up; treatments to include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy; support services, financial issues; community resources; survivorship issues and follow-up.
Serves as liaison for patients and families between departments.
Ensures and coordinates (where appropriate) new patient referrals, scheduling of exams, procedures and appointments, identifies potential gaps as well as the coordination of care for patients returning to their communities for treatment and follow-up.
Contact every newly diagnosed patient at the time of the diagnosis.
Assesses every new patient for emotional and social needs as well as barriers to care such as: Health insurance, transportation, etc., and refers to the needed resources.
Identifies trend barriers to patient expedient care and will conduct service recovery as needed. Responsible for patient satisfaction.
Assesses and helps coordinate physician scheduling to ensure appropriate coverage of CT needs.
Identifies patients that need scheduling at specific location given case complexity.

What qualifications you will need:

Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
PREFERRED: Two years oncology nursing experience.
PREFERRED: Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Oncology Nurse Certification
(RN) Registered Nurse

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Patient Care Navigator opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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