RN Nurse Navigator Outpatient Pulmonary Vascular Disease days

2+years of recent full time registered nurse experience in any of the followingfor the Nurse Navigator position: ICU, pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonaryedema, pulmonary hypertension or Cath Lab, Cardiology, ED, Critical Care Unit,VAD/Transplant, Heart Failure, Ambulatory Care, Oncology, other relevantexperience will be considered.

Summary:
Serves as a patient advocate, liaison, and advisor/educator to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care.

Work Schedule: Full Time Days

Location: Anschutz campus

Responsibilities:
Rounds on/reviews assigned patients regularly and evaluates patient progress with plan of care. Communicates plan of care to patient and family and solicits concerns, questions, and issues for resolution.

Provides emotional support, counseling, clinical education and expert guidance to patients and families to promote their ability to understand and meaningfully participate in the healthcare process and personal decision-making.

Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community/external resources to coordinate/maximize resources and identify/resolve barriers to the plan of care.

Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psycho-social, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources. Intervenes as appropriate to advocate for patient and family.

Withinscope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and theability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in afast-paced environment and take appropriate action.