Nurse Navigator Palliative Care Clinic
BHMG Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.
Paducah, Kentucky
Posted Oct 9 · 3 years of experience
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
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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- BHMG
- 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?
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