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Sun City, ArizonaDepartment Name:
Cardiac Cath Lab-HospWork Shift:
DayJob Category:
Clinical CareNurses are the heartbeat of a hospital, and we do our best to keep our nurses' hearts beating happily and well. Part of this is the breadth of career options for nurses at Banner Health.
The Cath Lab (CL) Lab at Banner Boswell supports many Interventional Cardiologists and several Electrophysiologists that perform inpatient/outpatient diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath and structural heart procedures. The facility currently offers 4 procedural labs (2 Cath Labs & 2 EP Labs) and a 9 bed Pre-Admit/Post Procedure Recovery area. We are excited about our new Cardiovascular Center opening the end of December 2021, which will house 2 new Philips Cath Labs, future space for 2 new EP labs, and a new 15 bay pre/post area
This Registered Nurse Patient Navigator Procedural position is a Hybrid Position. Candidates will work from home as well as on campus. Responsibilities will include reviewing patient clinical documentation for qualification of Structural Heart Procedures. Supporting Structural Heart Meetings on campus with Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Interventional Cardiologists. Assisting cardiologists in clinic with patient interview. Authorizations and scheduling of procedures. Primary focus will be on TAVR with an expectation to learn the process for other Structural Heart Procedure processes. Looking for an RN that has Cath Lab or EP Lab experience.
Work Schedule: Hybrid position that may require varied scheduled times. No “On-Call” and no holidays.
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Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona's Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.POSITION SUMMARY
This position provides comprehensive care coordination, supporting a holistic and coordinated approach across the continuum of care. This position assists with informed decision-making; collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to allow for timely screening, diagnosis, treatment and increased supportive care throughout the patient experience. This position provides individual assistance to patients, families and caregivers to help identify and overcome barriers which may hinder quality medical and psychosocial patient care.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Assesses the patient's plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient's health care needs.
2. Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Serves as a liaison for referring physicians and assists with scheduling initial tests and consultations.
3. Assists the patient/family through diagnostic services, treatment and care. Coordinates disease care using an interdisciplinary holistic approach, making appropriate referrals and consultations in coordination with physicians and providers.
4. Ensures that the patient and family understand the diagnostic processes, care strategy and recommended actions, and are provided with appropriate information in coordination with physician and health care providers. Responds to patient requests for information regarding the disease process, expected side effects and community resources.
5. Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is needed. Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflect key limiting factors. Establishes and implements a plan of care to achieve treatment goals. Collaborates with patient and family when setting goal; initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.
6. Supports the patient and family during difficult decision-making periods. Assist in coordination of end of life care for patient and family and provides emotional support.
7. Supports process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Participates in staff development to maintain current standards of practice and ensure the highest quality of care.
8. Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.
9. This position works independently, with freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures. This position confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. This position is facility-based with no budgetary responsibility. Internal customers include all levels of staff, including physicians. External customers include patients, families, employees of other healthcare institutions, physician offices, referring physicians, community providers and agencies, payers, provider networks, and regulatory agencies. This position requires making decisions related to patient care coordination throughout various facilities and with various specialty practices. Decision making required for treatment and standardization of care of patients. This pos
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