Nurse Navigator - Advanced Heart Failure- Healthpark Medical Center- Full Time- Day Shift

Location: HealthPark Medical Center -9981 So HealthPark Circle Fort Myers FL 33908

Department: Nursing Administration

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Office hours Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate: $35.04 - $47.30 / hour

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We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Inpatient Heart Failure Nurse Coordinator / Navigator to join our team. In this vital role, you will help shape the future of heart failure care through education, advocacy, clinical expertise, and program development. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impacton both patient outcomes and your professional journey.

Why Lee Health?

• Culture built on respect, teamwork, and shared purpose
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Strong support for continuing education and professional development
• Opportunities to grow with a dynamic, expanding health system
• A chance to live and work in beautiful Southwest Florida

Summary

Facilitates a timely, integrated and coordinated approach to the care of patients. Uses a multidisciplinary approach and acts as a liaison between the patient, staff and referring physician offices as well as ancillary areas of the hospital system. Identifies learning needs and content for educational programs. Develops, presents, coordinates and evaluates educational activities. Effectively performs in the role of clinician, facilitator, advocate, consultant and/or researcher.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Patient Care

• Navigation of HF patient during hospitalization from admission to discharge.
• Coordinates with outpatient teams to assist in successful transition along the continuum of care.
• Implements and coordinates heart failure treatment with team members.
• Provide HF specific education to patient, family members and or care providers.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of human responses to actual and/or potential health problems via role modeling and consultation.
• Consults with healthcare providers, ancillary services, patients and significant other to assess and identify individual patient care needs.
• Promotes delivery of safe patient care and optimal outcomes.

Clinical Expert/Resource

• Serves as clinical expert and resource to hospital staff/personnel and other health care professionals within the organization and community.
• Monitors and analyzes HF data used to collaborate with HF Team to identify and participate in performance improvement projects.
• Monitors adherence to clinical guidelines, tracks variances from guidelines/care paths, and reports outcome data to cardiac leaders.
• Ensures compliance with DNV and regulatory standards to maintain certification; ensures completion of all intracycle reports submitted to DNV within required timeframe.
• Meets regularly with Heart Failure Program Coordinator and AHF Medical Director to assure alignment and cohesion of program.

Professional Growth and Development

• Identifies learning opportunities and facilitates ongoing education and development for team members who provide care for the heart failure population.
• Incorporates appropriate teaching and learning principles into design and delivery of educational programs and materials.
• Represents team at local, State, and national meetings through educational offerings and involvement in professional organizations as required.
• Provides support and consultation for disease specific community and staff education.
• Demonstrates motivation for learning through independent reading, professional networking and communicates professional expertise through publications and presentations at the local, regional, and national level. Professional Practice
• Fosters cooperative spirit among team members.
• Utilizes appropriate intervention behaviors and communication styles in order to be an effective liaison and resource.
• Maintains climate of open communication by listening, providing regular feedback, and involving employees in process implementation.
• Utilizes effective verbal and written communication skills and maintains appropriate interpersonal relationships.
• Serves as professional role model within professional nursing. Serves as mentor in the development of peers and staff.
• Promotes positive learning environment for staff and students. Promotes professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidence-based practice and ethical accountability.
• Maintains confidentiality

Requirements

Education: Bachelors in nursing required, Masters preferred.

Experience: 3 experience related field

License:Current State of Florida RN licensure

Certifications: BLS

Other: Membership in professional/academic organizations desired. Basic computer skills: MS Windows, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel

US:FL:Fort Myers