Cardiac Nurse Navigator - RN

Responsibilities

RN - Nurse Navigator - Cardiac

Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease.

Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health ( Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health ), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater ), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services( Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services ), imaging, and wound care.

Visit us online at : https : / / www.aikenregional.com

Position Description :

To serve as a liaison between the cardiologist, patients, and staff to ensure the Center delivers care that will minimize complications and maximize patient outcomes. The Nurse Navigator will assist with tracking the progress of the program, identifying areas that require improvement and facilitating improvement actions. The Nurse Navigator will provide patient education and assist with program marketing strategies. The Nurse Navigator will collaborate with the Heart Attack / Heart Failure Coordinator, Service Line Directors, and other leaders to improve the overall outcomes of the cardiovascular patients. All other duties as assigned.

Duties :

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate and implement the hospital's mission, vision and values as well as departmental goals.
• Provides education to the cardiac patient population.
• Coordinates follow up appointments for cardiac patients.
• Oversees registry abstraction projects for cardiac care (i.e. GWTG, NCDR, STS)
• Facilitates cardiac and other performance improvement committees, projects, etc. as indicated.
• Leverages evidence based best practices to improve care and outcomes of cardiovascular patients to reduce adverse outcomes and complications.
• Facilitates DSC survey activity in collaboration with Quality Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefit Highlights

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE : UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Requirements :

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