High Risk Nurse Navigator - Breast Center - Mercy South

Mercy Health - Sappington, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Sappington, MO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The High-Risk Nurse Navigator at Rooney Breast Center and Surgery Clinic plays a crucial role in managing women screened for additional breast cancer risk. This position focuses on providing tailored and individualized care through a collaborative team model, ensuring high-quality patient care, easy access to necessary services, and an excellent patient experience. The role is primarily telephonic, transitioning to remote work after training, and emphasizes education, support, coordination, and advocacy for patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Engage with patients in a telephonic format for approximately 85% of this role; 15% of this role will be through electronic communication via the EMR (patient portal messaging).
• Provide telephonic formal risk assessment for women initially screened as high-risk for breast cancer to ensure accuracy of breast cancer screening recommendations.
• Gain a rich knowledge and understanding of high-risk screening guidelines, recommendations, and follow-up measures to serve as a subject matter expert.
• Assist with patient scheduling for breast specialist clinic and high-risk screening, to ensure annual follow-up.
• Create, plan, and implement evidenced-based measures for high-risk women that ensures compliance with all regulatory guidelines.
• Provide necessary support and care navigation to patients through the high-risk care continuum to minimize care caps and maximize access to screening.
• Assist in the development of evidence-based patient care maps, algorithms, and personalized care plans for high-risk patients.
• Collect, analyze, and report monthly data to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care is delivered to this at-risk patient population.
• Serve as an ongoing resource for patients and families throughout the high-risk care continuum for screening and surveillance.
• Develop and implement education-based initiatives and materials for the referring provider community to improve access to risk screening and surveillance.
• Collaborate with referring providers and other multidisciplinary team members to ensure maintenance of high-risk screening recommendations.

Requirements

• 2-3 years' experience in nursing (required)
• 3 years' experience in outpatient setting (strongly preferred experience in oncology, radiology, and/or breast surgery clinic)
• Graduate from accredited school of nursing (Registered Nurse) with active Missouri RN license (required)
• Bachelor's Degree (preferred advanced certifications in oncology and/or nurse navigation)
• Active BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
• Preferred Certification: OCN, CGRA, BHCN, CN-BN, or other related certifications
• Public speaking skills
• Easily understands and integrates new information
• Experienced with evidence based best practice and protocol development/improvement.