Nurse Navigator - FFCHC

A Day in the Life 

The navigator functions in an organized and time conscious manner using effective customer service and interpersonal skills at all times.

• The Nurse Navigator will act as a liaison between patients, professional staff and physicians by providing care management and care coordination for adult patients, with complex conditions, with complex social needs, and education needs.

• Serves in an expanded health care role to collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, members of the health care team, and patients/families to ensure the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective health care services.

• Assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient’s health status and decreasing hospital and emergency room utilization.

• Integrates evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols, in the development of individualized care plans that are patient-centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of health care