RN Patient Care Navigator - Advanced Heart Failure

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Outpatient Heart Failure to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (must be flexible). Travel may be required - rotating to our Oakville & Mark Center locations in Alexandria, in addition to Woodbridge and Loudoun. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.  

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.


• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.


• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.


• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.


• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.

Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Outpatient Heart Failure Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinates a patient's plan of care which may include appointment scheduling, confirming patient's attendance, transportation, assisting with referral process, and answering patient questions. 


• Acts as a liaison, advocate and point of contact to patients in need of services such as screening, diagnostic treatment, clinical research participation, support services, and follow-up/aftercare plan by helping them access the best healthcare outcomes from doctors, hospitals and others who provide their required services. 


• Refers cases to the appropriate resources for assistance. Anticipates patient's needs and advocates for patient rights and appropriate utilization of services.


• Conducts comprehensive assessment of the patient's health and psychosocial needs and develops a case management plan in collaboration with the patient and their support system.


• Educates patient, family or caregiver(s), and members of the health care delivery team regarding treatment options, community resources, insurance benefits, self-care management, etc. to facilitate timely and informed decision-making throughout all phases of the continuum process. 


• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to address patient questions and responses about the care process and treatment options.


• Develops/maintains reliable systems to document, track and monitor patient data.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing


• Experience: 3 years of nursing experience


• Certification: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience: Telemetry, ICU, CVICU, IMC - step down; heart failure experience is a plus