RN Serious Illness Care Navigator

About the Department

Make a meaningful difference with the Serious Illness Care Navigator program, part of Corewell Health’s Care Management Department. We support individuals and families facing serious illness by helping them navigate complex medical decisions and align care with what matters most to them, including their wishes for end-of-life care. Our navigators work together across the West and South regions, bringing a collaborative, person-centered approach to supporting patients and families throughout their care journey.

About Southwest Region

Located in St. Joseph, Michigan, just minutes from the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals serves patients and families throughout Southwest Michigan.  This includes new and expanded locations across Southwest Michigan are increasing access to urgent, primary, specialty and rehabilitation services.

Work of scope

The Serious Illness Care Navigator (SICN) will assess the patient's individual needs and develop a plan of care to meet those needs. This role includes providing education and support to patients, families, staff and caregivers. Demonstrates expertise, current knowledge in care management of a caseload of patients with high complexity and seeks to improve patient, family and health systems /community outcomes through the application of education concepts/skills and planning for medical crisis and end
of life in a management care environment. SICNs will have visits with patients and families while hospitalized, in post-acute (skilled nursing facilities) and completed home visits to manage patient goals and needs for their health care.

• Knowledge and ability to ask appropriate clinical questions, and illicit patient information to determine appropriate action(s).
• Improve patient experience by connecting patient and family with appropriate resources, services, and community resources
  that align with what matters most to them.
• Priorities include improving paitent and families understanding of health status and eliciting what matters most in the context of their heath.
• Access to multiple network clinical information systems to gather and verify patient demographic and clinical information.
• Collaborate with all care providers to assist in the provision of quality, cost effective patient care.
• Provide individualized support, education and information, helping to make care seamless, continuous and comprehensive.
• Serve as a liaison between the patient and their family and the various hospitals, physicians offices, community programs and post-acute facilities with whom they interact.
• Responsible for patients within the inpatient, outpatient, and post acute (skilled nursing facilities).

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 3 years of relevant experience supporting individuals with complex medical conditions and social determinates of health Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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