Dhr Health Institute For Research And Development - Edinburg, TX
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Edinburg, TX
Hospitals
About the position
The LVN Nurse Navigator is responsible for ensuring effective communication and coordination of care for patients post-discharge. This role involves addressing barriers to care, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and providing education to patients and caregivers. The Nurse Navigator plays a crucial role in facilitating follow-up care and ensuring a smooth transition for patients within the healthcare system.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for phone-based interaction with patients after discharge
- Educate patient and/or caregiver on disease-specific education
- Coordinate follow-up care with Primary Care Physician or Specialist as necessary
- Identify barriers to compliance with the plan of care
- Coordinate access to clinical and community-based resources as appropriate
- Respond to triggers that may indicate intervention is required
- Assist with monitoring and continually assess the success of problem resolution activities
- May provide ongoing clinical support to Hospital programs by reviewing and logging charts and incident reports, and recording improvement activities and results
- Completes and maintains records for problem status for follow-up
- Maintains and distributes corrective action reminder report to responsible persons
- Assist with meetings and disseminates information to appropriate areas, as directed
- Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited vocational nursing school
- Current Texas licensure as Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Minimum of two years of clinical or related hospital experience
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Ability to read, write and speak English required
- Ability to speak Spanish preferred
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Reasoning ability and good independent judgment
- Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in Organizational skills
- Bilingual in Spanish
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Continuing education opportunities
