Navigator RN - Cardiovascular Surgery
Missoula, Montana
You'll guide patients and their families through the health care system, from referrals to access to tests and treatment.
Posted Oct 16 · 1 year of experience
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Cardiovascular Surgery Navigator RN - Cardiovascular Surgery
- License
- RN license Montana Registered Nurse License upon hireMontana RN license upon hire
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Montana RN license upon hire Montana Registered Nurse License upon hire Check your license
- Certification
- BLS (American Heart Association) upon hire National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing Associate's Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- Three years of professional nursing experience Three (3) years professional nursing experience.
- Experience
- One year of nurse navigation or similar experience One (1) year nurse navigation or similar experience.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- Related ambulatory setting experience, preferably in a medical office Related experience in an ambulatory setting, preferably in a medical office.
What it pays
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Disease-specific patient education providing disease-specific education and information
- Day to day
- Referral navigation referral navigation
- Day to day
- Getting patients into tests and treatment faster expediting patient access to diagnostic and treatment procedures
- Day to day
- Connecting patients to community resources connecting patients with appropriate resources
- Day to day
- Ongoing support for patients and families providing ongoing support to patient and family
- Day to day
- Solving access-to-care problems addressing issues of access to care as part of the navigation team
- Day to day
- Working with social work, financial counseling, chaplains, dietitians, primary care, cardiac rehab, the heart team and volunteers Collaborates with social work, patient financial counselor, chaplains, dietitian, primary care, cardiac rehab, heart team and volunteers
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
Original listing
Posted on Providence’s careers page.
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The Journey Navigator RN's primary function is to seamlessly guide the patient and family through the health care system. Activities include providing disease-specific education and information, referral navigation, sharing knowledge in regard to treatment options, expediting patient access to diagnostic and treatment procedures, connecting patients with appropriate resources, providing ongoing support to patient and family, responding to patient/family needs and addressing issues of access to care as part of the navigation team. Collaborates with social work, patient financial counselor, chaplains, dietitian, primary care, cardiac rehab, heart team and volunteers to provide comprehensive navigation services to patients, families and the community at large.
The nurse navigator works in concert with the patient/family physician and clinical team. This position provides services throughout all phases of the care continuum, including prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and end-of-life care. Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable.
Join our team at Providence Medical Group Montana and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Associate's Degree in Nursing Montana Registered Nurse License upon hire National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire Three (3) years professional nursing experience. One (1) year nurse navigation or similar experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Related experience in an ambulatory setting, preferably in a medical office. Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
What's around it?
Missoula, MTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,189/mo
- Household income
- $70,392/yr, all local households, not nurse pay