RN Navigator

Virginia Mason Medical Center, a leading healthcare provider committed to exceptional patient care in Seattle, WA, is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate RN Navigator to join our dedicated Cardiothoracic department. In this vital role, you will serve as a central point of contact and advocate for our cardiothoracic patients, guiding them and their families through every stage of their treatment journey.

The RN Navigator plays a crucial role in ensuring seamless, individualized, and holistic care, offering expert clinical guidance, education, and unwavering support. If you are a registered nurse with a passion for patient advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and optimizing patient outcomes in a complex and rewarding specialty, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

Patient Care Coordination & Advocacy:

• Coordinates care for all assigned patients throughout the continuum of care from diagnosis to release from care, ensuring a smooth and comprehensive experience.

Education & Resource Provision:

• Continually assesses the educational needs of patients, families, healthcare providers, and the wider community.

Collaboration & Holistic Care Planning:

• Consults and collaborates extensively with other providers to comprehensively meet the medical, social, and financial needs of patients.

Data Tracking, Evaluation & Quality Improvement:

• Provides accurate and timely data tracking, management, evaluation, and reporting of clinical/treatment protocols/practices through ongoing observation and analysis of current activities.

Operational & Research Support:

• Provides operational support and contributes to clinical research activities conducted by the department.

Cultural Competence & Population-Specific Care:

• Demonstrates proper use of communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can profoundly affect communication, collaboration, and the provision of care, treatment, and services.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or another related discipline, along with graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Three years of related professional nursing work experience in the clinical focus area that demonstrates the attainment of the requisite job knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Previous navigator work experience is strongly preferred.
  • Additional equivalent qualifying work experience that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities may be substituted for two years of the bachelor’s degree requirement (Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing required).
  • Master’s degree in Nursing or related field is strongly preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
  • Current Healthcare Provider BLS Certification.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state  CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.  While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!