RN-Nurse Navigator - Head & Neck Otolaryngology

Company: SSM Health
Location: Florissant
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

It's more than a career, it's a callingMO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic PavilionWorker Type:RegularJob Highlights:---Department: -Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery---Schedule: M-F Day Shift - No Weekends or Holidays - Remote work 1 day per week available---Starting Pay: 67,766.40/annually. (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)---Sign On Bonus: Available for external qualified candidates---Location: MO-SSM Health SLU Hospital Campus - SLUCare Center for Specialized Medicine and SLU Academic PavilionBRIEF JOB DESCRIPTIONA head and neck nurse navigator serves as the primary contact for patients with head and neck cancer and other conditions treated by head and neck surgeons. Head and neck cancers include cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box, so impact critical functions including breathing, voice, swallowing, and appearance. The navigators are the patients' first contact with the department and arrange an initial productive consultation. The nurses' relationship with patients continues through treatment (often including surgery) and longitudinally through their survivorship phase. This team also treats a variety of other conditions including thyroid and parathyroid disorders, other benign tumors of the head and neck, and surgical reconstruction. An ideal candidate would be eager to learn the complexity of caring for these patients in a high-paced, multidisciplinary environment, passionate about supporting patients and their caregivers through challenging times, and values longitudinal relationships.Job Summary:Provides services as a patient navigator throughout the continuum of care.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Functions as a liaison for management staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, community organizations, and other customers.
• Collaborates with physicians and advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes. Coordinates efforts for treatment and promotes quality improvement and educational efforts.
• Compiles data, tracks outcomes, and makes recommendations for process improvement.
• Provides referrals/support for follow-up care for patients who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in all patient encounters.
• Assists medical provider with processing of diagnostic results bringing significant values to the provider's attention. Exhibits knowledge of tests and procedures and their significance as related to patient care.
• Recognizes the implementation of dosages, interactions, side effects, adverse effects, routes of administration of drugs as they apply to individual patients. Uses knowledge of medications in instructing patients about medication therapy.
• Establishes working relationships teaching protocols for patient education, family counseling and general public information.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensingEXPERIENCE
    • Three years' registered nurse experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
      • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
      • Constant standing and walking.
      • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
      • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
      • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
      • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
      • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
      • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
      • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
      • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
      • Occasional driving.
      • Rare crawling and running.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS - - -State of Work Location: Illinois -
        • - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
        • - - -And
        • - - -Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - -State of Work Location: Missouri -
          • - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
          • - - -And
          • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration -
          • - - - - - -Or -
          • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State - -State of Work Location: Oklahoma -
            • - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
            • - - -And
            • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
            • - - - - - -Or
            • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) - -State of Work Location: Wisconsin -
              • - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
              • - - -And
              • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
              • - - - - - -Or -
              • - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services -Work Shift:Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment:4841210235 SLUCR OTO CSM GLScheduled Weekly Hours:40Benefits:SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
                • Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). -
                • Flexible Payment Options: -our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay -(fees may apply) -before payday.
                • Upfront Tuition Coverage: -we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. -SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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