Nurse Navigator, Orthopedics - Somersworth

Wentworth-Douglass Physicians Organization (WDP)
United States, New Hampshire, Somersworth
7 Marsh Brook Drive (Show on map)
Jan 16, 2025
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Current active licensure as a Registered Nurse in NH required. BLS required prior to hire. Minimum of 5 years of RN experience. 2 years of Orthopedic nursing experience, with specific training for navigation or coordination of care for the Orthopedic patient preferred. Licenses and Credentials* Registered Nurse [RN - State License] preferred Basic Life Support [BLS] Certificate preferred Additional Responsibilities: Functioning on the multidisciplinary team as an advocate, interpreter, educator, and counselor for the orthopedic post-operative patient. Responsible for ensuring all post-operative orthopedic patients receive quality and comprehensive service. Providing expert nursing care which will include direct clinical practice, consultation, education, and research. Coordinating patient care throughout the continuum in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team acting as a single point of contact for referring physicians, patients and caregivers to provide resources and assistance with clinical and supportive services. Serving as a clinical resource with expertise in the defined specialty. Serving as the key director of a specialty specific multidisciplinary program, developing and coordinating the model of care and services for the patient population. Conducting the initial needs assessment and analysis to guide the establishment of a specialty specific multidisciplinary program with a design, structure and strategic plan to support and sustain services and care offered. Collecting and synthesizing metrics to evaluate and direct the program goals including quality, service, patient satisfaction, appropriateness of care and cost effectiveness. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.