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Texas Health Arlington Memorial is looking for a top skilled Nurse Navigator. Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health Arlington Memorial: 800 West Randol Mill Road Arlington, Texas 76012

Work hours: Full Time, 40 hours/week; Days 8:00am – 4:30pm with flexibility needed on procedural days.

Department highlights:

·        Team based environment

·        Workplace culture 2nd to none

·        Great benefits / 401K / PTO

Here’s What You Need

Education

·        Bachelor’s Degree Nursing or related field required

Experience

·        3 years clinical experience required

·        1 year oncology experience preferred

·        Procedural experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

·        RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required AND

·        BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required AND

·        OCN – Oncology Certified Nurse upon hire preferred

What You Will Do

·        Program Development: Acts as a leader in the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical outcomes that support departmental and organizational goals of oncology care within the hospital entity and overall Texas Health System.

·        Coordination of Care/Patient Navigation: Utilizes current research and evidence based standards of practice to develop, analyze, and coordinate a comprehensive plan of patient education activities, including goals assessment, planning, implementation, needed resources and evaluation methods to support improved patient outcomes.

·        Coordination of Educational Resources: Functions as a consultant by collaborating with managers, staff, physicians, patients and other members of the healthcare team to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate educational interventions.

·        Community Awareness and Education: Utilizes current evidence-based practice and research findings to promote cancer awareness in the community.

·        Cancer Program Responsibilities: Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of cancer program specific goals and objectives. Evaluates opportunities to provide patient care in a cost-efficient manner and when possible increase patient revenue and patient satisfaction.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee

·        Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

·        Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

·        Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

·        A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital has a rich history in North Texas serving the local communities of Arlington, Kennedale, Pantego, Mansfield and Grand Prairie. We’re a 369-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital serving our community since 1958. Our location in central Arlington provides convenient care to people in the DFW Metroplex and surrounding areas.  

We specialize in comprehensive medical/surgical care, cancer care, women’s services, behavioral health, neurosciences and emergency medicine. Plus, we’re a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, Level III Maternal Newborn care unit and a Level III Trauma Center. We’re accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center and by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.   

Texas Health Arlington Memorial is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, a Chest Pain Center and a Heart Failure Center. We’ve been recognized by the American Heart Association with a Gold Plus award for the exceptional care we provide to our stroke, heart failure and chest pain patients. We’re also a designated Magnet hospital! Our community members recently recognized us as the best emergency department in Arlington. Plus, we’re recognized by Blue Cross/Blue Shield as a Blue Distinction Center for care of our patients receiving Hip and Knee Replacement and Spine Surgery procedures. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, women’s health and much more.  

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.