Posted: 19-Apr-25
Location: Temple, Texas
Internal Number: 25005839
Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX, is seeking a Full Time Patient Navigator Registered Nurse to join our Ortho Trauma Progressive Care Unit (5 South). This is a 35-bed monitored nursing unit that provides the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients ranging from adults to Geriatrics. The conditions that are within the scope of service include the following but are not limited to:
- Post ICU trauma patients (serious traumatic injury to 2 or more body systems)
- Complex Plastic reconstructive surgeries (including reconstructive flaps and graft sites, post cancer reconstruction, and trauma related reconstruction)
- Complex ENT patients including free muscle flaps and neck dissections.
- Complex ENT reconstructive tracheostomies and laryngectomies
- Traumatic Complex Fractures and musculoskeletal wounds
- Elective Joint Replacements - Rapid Recovery Program
- Sports Injuries
- Spinal Deformities
- Complicated Pelvic, Hip, and compression Fractures
- Skeletal Malformations and Abnormalities
- Amputations and Prosthesis
- Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
- Medical/Surgical patients including those requiring Telemetry
Goals of the Patient Navigator Nurse:
- Help to reduce the length of stay- advocating and eliminating barriers that would prevent a patient going home safely.
- Throughput/ discharges- help to facilitate speedy discharges - utilizing discharge lounge/ HUB
- Executive presence- will facilitate MDR and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members- will require peer to peer accountability
- PNT will see all new admissions within 24-48 hours - introduce themselves to the patient, explain role, and determine if there are any barriers that would prevent the patient from returning to home or where they were staying previously
- Improve patient satisfaction- nursing communication, patient education, and discharge readiness
Our competitive benefits package includes the following
· Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
· 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
· Tuition Reimbursement
· PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
Why Baylor Scott & White Health
At Baylor Scott & White Health, we empower each other to create healthier communities and deliver safe and high-quality care across the?state of Texas. With more than 52 hospitals, 800 access points, a?quality?health plan and an?award-winning?research institute, you?ll enjoy endless opportunities to make your mark on the future of healthcare. At Baylor Scott and White Health, you?ll be joining a team that?s committed to better. Because better never settles. And neither should you.?
As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White Health has the resources to offer a variety of career opportunities to meet your personal and professional goals.
The Baylor Scott & White Health nursing team challenges each other to innovate, to constantly raise the bar and to never settle. Every day, our diverse group of team members bring unique talents, a passion for innovation and a deep Commitment to those we serve.?? #featuredjob722
Requirements of the Ideal Candidate
· Graduate of RN School of Nursing
· ADN required
· Active RN License
· Basic Life Support (BLS) Require or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience to the table.
- Registered Licensed Nurse.
- You have, or are willing to obtain within your first 30 days, a Basic Life Support (BLS)