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Nurse Navigator Palliative Care Clinic

Posted Oct 9 · 3 years of experience

License
RN license
Term
Permanent

The workplace

BHMG Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.
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Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.

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Posted on BHMG Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.’s careers page.

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  • Palliative Care

Job Summary

The Nurse Navigator, under the direction of the Practice Manager, serves as the primary clinical point of contact for specialty care patients and their families, providing comprehensive coordination across the continuum of care. This role leverages deep specialty-specific knowledge to guide patients from diagnosis through treatment, discharge, and follow-up, eliminating barriers to timely care, facilitating system flow, and ensuring seamless transitions between referring providers, specialists, clinical research teams, ancillary services, and clinical outcomes departments. Acting as educator, advocate, and care coordinator, the Nurse Navigator supports informed decision-making, reinforces treatment plans, promotes adherence, and enhances both patient and provider satisfaction by delivering proactive, patient-centered navigation within a complex specialty care environment.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

Bachelors of Science in Nursing, required. A minimum of three years of job-related experience required. Current Kentucky or Compact State unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse Basic Life Support certification via the American Heart Association RN, registered nurse, BSN If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

What's around it?

In Paducah, KY

Paducah, KYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% below the US average

Median rent
$834/mo
Household income
$49,915/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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