The Patient Navigator navigates patients and family members through the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient throughout an episode of care related to an identified organizational clinical service program (i.e. total joint replacement, identified care bundles, cancer treatment coordination, etc) to ensure smooth transitions between care settings. The Patient Navigator is responsible, along with the identified multidisciplinary care team, for the development, management and coordination of all activities related to the identified clinical service program. The Patient Navigator collaborates with the interdisciplinary teams in the management of education, bio-psychosocial and financial resources to achieve optimal outcomes for program patients. The Patient Navigator will work with identified patients throughout their episode of care until discharged from the program and transitioned to primary the care clinic team
Nurse Intensive Care • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States