Nurse Navigator - General Surgery Care at EvergreenHealth – Kirkland, Washington

Wage Range: $111,592 - $178,485 per year

1. Coordinates and maintains patient care plans in accordance with established guidelines.
2. Serves as an essential link between patients, care givers and all other care providers.
3. Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available.
4. Follows up with patients as directed and collaborates with surgical care providers to develop and maintain care plans appropriate to diagnosis and treatment.
5. Monitors patients throughout the care continuum, including patient chart reviews to determine appropriate pre-op testing and clearances and inpatient admissions. Collaborates with inpatient, outpatient, and community care management resources.
6. Facilitates consultation appointments and educates patients and family about appropriate supportive care resources, including social workers, dieticians, rehabilitation, etc.
7. Ensures timely clinician review by gathering patient diagnostic studies and collaborating with patient care teams.
8. Responsible for the outreach efforts to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key customers (physicians, mid-levels, office staff, diagnostic staff, nurses, and other care team members).
9. Works with surgical care leadership on initiatives to expand access, education and services for surgical care patients.
10. Collaborates with clinical leadership and appointed workgroup members to assist in building support for specific patient populations within the surgical care clinic.
11. Monitors, updates, and collaborates on new and established reporting for specific patient populations within surgical care.
12. Collaborates with clinical leadership and administrators to establish patient population quality metrics and monitors for any significant issues or concerns.
13. Provides reporting and metric updates to clinic and administrative leaders on a regular cadence.
14. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors in nursing (BSN)
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
• 3 years of experience in an ambulatory clinical setting or care management experience
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS American Heart Association by start date

• Masters Degree

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• On-demand virtual health care
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans 457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Paid Time Off/Vacation
• Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
• Paid holidays
• Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft protection
• Voluntary legal insurance
• Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
• Free parking
• Commuter benefits
• Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount