Nurse Navigator
UHS
Nurse Navigator, UHS Wilson Square
Shift
Day
Hours per week:
40
Salary range:
$37.00 - $55.50 per hour, depending on experience.
Overview
Oncology Experience is required for this Position.
The Nurse Navigator is a specialized health care professional who follows patients with a designated condition(s) or needs. The Nurse Navigator will focus on five areas of service: clinical critical thinking, condition education, community outreach, outcomes management and health and wellness promotion. This individual acts as a liaison for the patient and families addressing their concerns and questions about their disease(s) and/or condition(s). Additional responsibilities are to identify and qualify patients for specific programs as well as community education efforts, such as health screenings, promotions, and serve as an educator and liaison for the health care team.
Qualifications
Education/Experience
Minimum Required:
+ Bachelor’s degree in nursing and
+ 5 years health care experience
Preferred:
+ Condition-specific experience in either/both inpatient or outpatient setting(s).
License/Certification
Minimum Required:
+ NYS Registered Nurse license
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or obtained within 6 months of employment)
+ Valid NYS driver’s license
Preferred:
+ PA Registered Nurse license
+ Nurse Navigation Certification
About United Health Services
United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.
United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.
About New York’s Southern Tier
As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada.
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United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.
United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.
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