Nurse Navigator-Spasticity Program

Job Description Summary

The nurse navigator for the Spasticity Program will report to the RN Program Manager for the Joint Replacement and Bone Health Programs. The primary responsibility of the navigator is to ensure safe and timely care for patients requiring intrathecal pump management.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004031 CHS - Joint Replacement Program

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Description

The nurse navigator will work directly with the provider to ensure safe and timely care for patients requiring intrathecal pump management. The navigator will facilitate referrals from Neurology/Neurosurgery to PM&R for patients with spasticity who have an implanted intrathecal baclofen pump. He/she will monitor patients over time and ensure they are making it to their visits for refills; communicate with families regarding hospitalizations and ER visits and with providers in other hospital systems as well as our own ED and admitting services when these situations arise; drive monthly operations meetings regarding these patients and to manage patients who will be getting intrathecal baclofen trials and implants with coordination of care with Neurosurgery for the implant process. The nurse navigator will assess Social Determinants of Health and help patients and families to make connections with appropriate resources and will be crucial to ensuring patients have the resources in place to ensure they are able to get to their appointments and that a constant level of support is available to provide any education or nursing support as needed to ensure patients and families are able to manage these devices at home between visits.

Additional Job Description

Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of three years related clinical nursing experience required. Master of Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in lieu of BSN. Excellent written and verbal communications skills as well as mentoring/coaching and organizational skills required. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate effective patient and staff educational programs. Creative and resourceful in problem solving and exceptional critical thinking required. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)

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