Registered Nurse Patient Navigator

Ascension

Nashville, Tennessee

You'll arrange referrals and follow-up care for uninsured and underinsured patients.

Posted Sep 28

Shift and hours: Days Schedule: Days l Full-time
Unit and setting: PerioperativeProvide referrals and follow-up care support for uninsured and underinsured patients.
License: RN license
Term: Permanent Schedule: Days l Full-timeFull-time

Do you qualify?

License: Tennessee RN license, or a current home-state Compact State multistate license obtained before hire Check your license
Education: Diploma from an accredited school or college of nursing, or required professional licensure at time of hire Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Preferred

Certification: BLS Provider (American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted)

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Nashville staff RN payNashville staff RN postings that state pay run $71k/yr to $88k/yr, the middle half $75k/yr to $85k/yr, across 66 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: referrals and follow-up care for uninsured and underinsured patients Provide referrals and follow-up care support for uninsured and underinsured patients.
Day to day: liaison between management, administration, physicians, managed care companies and community partners Function as a liaison between management, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community partners.
Day to day: treatment coordination, data compilation and outcome tracking Coordinate treatment efforts, compile data, and track outcomes to drive quality and process improvements.
Hours stated: Days l Full-time

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Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown

Department/Specialty: Perioperative

Schedule

Days l Full-time Function as a liaison between management, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community partners. Coordinate treatment efforts, compile data, and track outcomes to drive quality and process improvements. Provide referrals and follow-up care support for uninsured and underinsured patients.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing OR current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

What's around it?

In Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Life in Nashville, TN

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals who want walkability without living on Broadway cluster in The Gulch (37203)—luxury high-rises, rooftop bars, boutiques, and walks into Downtown, Demonbreun, and Midtown—or in Germantown and Sulphur Dell just north of the capitol, where restored historic homes sit beside townhomes, coffee, and the city farmers market. East Nashville across the Cumberland, especially Five Points and Boscobel Heights, mixes cottages, bungalows, and modern infill with independent restaurants and a short drive to Nissan Stadium. The roughly 15-20 minute ring includes 12th South (Saturday store-hopping), Hillsboro Village and Belmont, Melrose near 8th Avenue, Sylvan Park, Wedgewood-Houston, Midtown/Demonbreun, and Green Hills (Trader Joe's and Whole Foods). Salemtown and Hope Gardens are closer-in, more residential, and often cheaper than Germantown; The Gulch is repeatedly called a poor fit for families.

Young professionals who want walkability without living on Broadway cluster in The Gulch (37203)—luxury high-rises, rooftop bars, boutiques, and walks into Downtown, Demonbreun, and Midtown—or in Germantown and Sulphur Dell just north of the capitol, where restored historic homes sit beside townhomes, coffee, and the city farmers market. East Nashville across the Cumberland, especially Five Points and Boscobel Heights, mixes cottages, bungalows, and modern infill with independent restaurants and a short drive to Nissan Stadium.

The roughly 15-20 minute ring includes 12th South (Saturday store-hopping), Hillsboro Village and Belmont, Melrose near 8th Avenue, Sylvan Park, Wedgewood-Houston, Midtown/Demonbreun, and Green Hills (Trader Joe's and Whole Foods). Salemtown and Hope Gardens are closer-in, more residential, and often cheaper than Germantown; The Gulch is repeatedly called a poor fit for families.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: legacysouth.com Source 2: nashvilleguru.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: facebook.com

Getting aroundLocal guides treat near-downtown as roughly a 15-minute drive in typical traffic, or a five-to-ten-minute rideshare from the inner ring. A longtime resident put Hillsboro Village, 12th South, Melrose, Sylvan Park, Green Hills, and Crieve Hall in a 15-20 minute band, stressing that time of day matters more than the map. There is no real mass-transit system; people drive I-65 and surface streets, rush hour has stretched into rush hours, and Titans games or rain can wreck a trip. Hendersonville, Gallatin, and Clarksville are the 35-40 minute affordability trade; Mt. Juliet runs 40-plus minutes; Smyrna, Murfreesboro, and farther Clarksville can approach an hour. Parking is painful in Broadway/SoBro high-rises and easier in East Nashville, Germantown, and the middle ring; sources do not map specific hospital campuses, so time your own drive at shift change.

Local guides treat near-downtown as roughly a 15-minute drive in typical traffic, or a five-to-ten-minute rideshare from the inner ring. A longtime resident put Hillsboro Village, 12th South, Melrose, Sylvan Park, Green Hills, and Crieve Hall in a 15-20 minute band, stressing that time of day matters more than the map.

There is no real mass-transit system; people drive I-65 and surface streets, rush hour has stretched into rush hours, and Titans games or rain can wreck a trip. Hendersonville, Gallatin, and Clarksville are the 35-40 minute affordability trade; Mt. Juliet runs 40-plus minutes; Smyrna, Murfreesboro, and farther Clarksville can approach an hour.

Parking is painful in Broadway/SoBro high-rises and easier in East Nashville, Germantown, and the middle ring; sources do not map specific hospital campuses, so time your own drive at shift change.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: legacysouth.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsThe city's greenway system spans nearly 100 miles; residents single out forested Richland Creek Greenway and Shelby Bottoms Greenway for water views, plus a newer Gulch bike path toward Capitol View. Radnor Lake State Park is the standard pick for hiking and wildlife. Centennial Park pairs a trail around Lake Watauga with a full-size Parthenon replica; downtown's 11-acre Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park adds a 0.9-mile paved history loop beside the Farmers' Market and Tennessee State Museum. Percy and Edwin Warner Parks, Shelby Bottoms Park, Riverfront Park, Cumberland Park, Dragon Park, and the Natchez Trace Parkway/Old Natchez Trace Trail fill out weekend miles; Percy Priest Lake is the paddleboard option. Golfers use Hermitage Golf Course and Gaylord Springs Golf Links.

The city's greenway system spans nearly 100 miles; residents single out forested Richland Creek Greenway and Shelby Bottoms Greenway for water views, plus a newer Gulch bike path toward Capitol View. Radnor Lake State Park is the standard pick for hiking and wildlife.

Centennial Park pairs a trail around Lake Watauga with a full-size Parthenon replica; downtown's 11-acre Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park adds a 0.9-mile paved history loop beside the Farmers' Market and Tennessee State Museum. Percy and Edwin Warner Parks, Shelby Bottoms Park, Riverfront Park, Cumberland Park, Dragon Park, and the Natchez Trace Parkway/Old Natchez Trace Trail fill out weekend miles; Percy Priest Lake is the paddleboard option.

Golfers use Hermitage Golf Course and Gaylord Springs Golf Links.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thehonestlocal.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: getyourguide.com Source 4: seeingtennessee.com Source 5: trolleytours.com Source 6: nashvilleguru.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Living in Nashville

Nashville sells itself as Music City—daily live sets on Broadway, the Ryman, Bridgestone Arena—but a nurse's real life is more Germantown townhomes, East Nashville bungalows around Five Points, 12th South, or Green Hills than a SoBro high-rise. The Gulch is the walkable luxury-condo choice if you want rooftops and a short rideshare to dinner; it is not a family neighborhood. Most close-in areas run 15-20 minutes to downtown; skip mass transit hopes and budget I-65 time if you chase cheaper Hendersonville, Gallatin, or Clarksville (35-40 minutes). Homes that were $350,000 in 2020 are described as $600,000-plus, with metro averages near $534,000 to buy and $1,741 to rent. What you get: nearly 100 miles of greenways (Shelby Bottoms, Richland Creek), Radnor Lake, Centennial Park's Parthenon, the Farmers' Market beside Bicentennial Mall, and a food scene from Bongo Java to Henrietta Red and East Side independents. People are genuinely conversational. Summers are humid, pollen is brutal, Metro schools are mixed, and tourist traffic plus Titans nights will test you.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: legacysouth.com Source 2: nashvilleguru.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: seeingtennessee.com Source 7: trolleytours.com Source 8: quora.com

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