Orthopedic Nurse Navigator

Position Summary

 

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

 

Schedule: Mon- Fri Days

 

Serving the Homewood community, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed acute-care hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. The facility offers a full complement of services, including emergency care, cardiovascular care, bariatrics, orthopedics and rehabilitation, and surgical services. It also is one of the largest providers of psychiatric care in the state. The hospital has earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission, and its bariatric program has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The Women’s Medical Center provides comprehensive women’s services through all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity care, and labor and delivery services. Additionally, the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

 

Baptist Health Brookwood is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals andERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s eastto west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

 

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

 

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great, new competitive pay and a great benefits package, which includes: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Svings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks accured)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance 
• Car Insurance 
• Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance 
• All benefits start day one 

At Baptist Health Brookwood the Orthopedic Nurse Navigator enhances the patient's experience by providing seamless navigation from pre-procedure scheduling and throughout the care continuum. The Navigator collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate and consistently manage patient care by serving as a point of contact for patients and families. Systematically and continually performs the functions of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to the nursing process.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care through the continuum. Assists with timely access to care, coordinates/facilitates appointments and services, and encourages adherence to treatment plans, protocols, and follow up care.
• Assesses patients’ current and future needs, provides access to resources (internal and external), and makes appropriate referrals as needed.
• Provides education and information to patients and families related to the healthcare system, multidisciplinary team member roles, plan of care, and available resources.
• Establishes and maintains close collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary team members to ensure seamless patient care and care coordination.
• Tracks determined program metrics and quality indicators. Documents patient interactions and progression, and communicates navigation activities to physicians, the care team, and leadership.
• Collaborates with the clinical team to obtain or develop patient and family educational materials and resources.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and coordination to provide nursing care and guidance to patients from screening to post-operative care and follow up.
• Demonstrates effective communication with patients, families, peers, members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, and representatives of community organizations and resources.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary planning conferences.
• Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, etc.
• Establishes and maintains professional role boundaries with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Serves as an advocate for patients and families.

 

Qualifications

Education/Training

• of Science in Nursing (ASN)
• of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains license as an RN in the state of Florida.
• Maintains current BLS/healthcare provider certification.

Experience

• of clinical experience in acute care
• Ortho/Neuro experience