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Staff Position

Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Navigator
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Flexible
Relocation Bonus

$24-38/hour

Overview

  • Start DateASAP
  • ShiftFlexible

Pay

Estimated pay
$24-38/hour

Benefits

  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Continuing Education
  • Health savings account
  • Health Care FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • 403b retirement plan
  • Life insurance
  • Bereavement
  • Relocation bonus

Description

Provides services as a patient navigator throughout the continuum of care.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Functions as a liaison for management staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, community organizations, and other customers.
  • Collaborates with physicians and advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes. Coordinates efforts for treatment and promotes quality improvement and educational efforts.
  • Compiles data, tracks outcomes, and makes recommendations for process improvement.
  • Provides referrals/support for follow-up care for patients who are uninsured or underinsured.
  • Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in all patient encounters.
  • Assists medical provider with processing of diagnostic results bringing significant values to the provider’s attention. Exhibits knowledge of tests and procedures and their significance as related to patient care.
  • Recognizes the implementation of dosages, interactions, side effects, adverse effects, routes of administration of drugs as they apply to individual patients. Uses knowledge of medications in instructing patients about medication therapy.
  • Establishes working relationships teaching protocols for patient education, family counseling and general public information.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


EDUCATION

  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing


EXPERIENCE

  • Three years' registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.
Shenny BSN, RN
Shenny BSN, RN

Employer

SSM Health

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About
SSM Health has grown to be one of the largest integrated health systems in the country, because leadership, administration and providers work closely together to find solutions to the most pressing needs in medical care today. Collectively, our knowledge and resources are combined to innovate, optimize workflows and allow for better care delivery and patient interactions. Physicians and leadership engage in regular discussions designed to standardize practices that yield better outcomes across our system. Physicians, providers and health care leaders seeking the stability and resources of a large, reputable integrated health system, as well as the collegiality and respect of peers and the rewards of practicing in a faith-based organization, choose SSM Health as their ideal practice setting. SSM Health's 23 hospitals, more than 290+ physician offices and outpatient care sites, and 10 post-acute facilities offer vast opportunities to shape the future of health care throughout Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
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About Saint Louis, MO

As a travel nurse in Saint Louis, MO here's what you should know:
Cost of Living
  • The cost of living in Saint Louis is lower than the national average, making it an affordable city for travel nurses.
  • Wages generally match up with the lower cost of living.
Weather
  • Summer average highs are around 89°F, and winter average lows are around 23°F.
Furnished Housing
  • Short term rentals are relatively easy to find in Saint Louis, with options ranging from furnished apartments to corporate housing.
Transportation
  • Saint Louis is car-friendly, but it also has a public transportation system including buses and a light rail system called Metrolink.
Demographics
  • Saint Louis has a diverse population with a wide age range.
  • Common health issues include heart disease and obesity.
  • There is a large population of travel nurses due to the presence of multiple healthcare facilities.
Things to Do
  • Saint Louis offers a variety of activities including a vibrant restaurant scene, art museums like the Saint Louis Art Museum, live music venues, sports events such as baseball games at Busch Stadium, and outdoor attractions like the Missouri Botanical Garden and Forest Park.
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