Nurse Navigator - RN, Inpatient Psychiatry Discharge Planning

About the Job

Join the 5-time Magnet-designated MedStar Georgetown University Hospital nursing team as a Nurse Navigator, focused on Discharge Planning for the patients on our Inpatient Psychiatry Unit! This part-time position offers flexibility of scheduling on day shifts but requires schedule availability every Friday and is located on-site at the hospital campus in Washington, DC (not a remote or hybrid position).

General Summary of Position

Serves as a member of the Behavioral Health Case Management Team and applies RN clinical expertise and medical appropriateness to care coordination and discharge planning. Facilitates the delivery of quality, cost effective, patient-centered care from pre-admission through post-discharge. Ensures care meets individualized patient outcomes. Monitors care and services delivered to selected patient populations during the acute hospital stay. Promotes effective case management and utilization of resources. Works to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes for the acute and post-hospital phases of care.

Unit Details

The Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (5 West) at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital offers in-depth evaluation and acute care treatment of the broad range of psychiatric disorders.

5 West coordinates all patient care through an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including psychiatrists, nurses, mental health counselors, occupational and art therapists and case managers.  The unit houses a 13-bed, acute care, voluntary adult program and is located on the fifth floor of the Main Building. 

The nurses on 5 West organize and implement the daily care for each patient, collaborating with physicians, administering medications, attending the daily interdisciplinary treatment rounds, assessing patients on a continual basis and evaluating the effectiveness of the care.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred

Experience

• 3-4 years clinical nursing required, including at least one to two years of hospital-based, behavioral health unit RN experience required
• One to two years of psychiatric case management and discharge planning experience preferred
• Knowledge of community resources preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the District of Columbia required on hire
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days
• CCM - Certified Case Manager preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Must have clinical maturity and experience, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of health care providers. Effective oral and written communication skills. Position requires a high level of autonomy and problem-solving ability. Ability to multitask and organize information. Cultural competence to support a large and varied group of behavioral health patients and their families. Knowledge of community resources is helpful.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

•    Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.

•    Collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care team to develop and coordinate the plan of care.

•    Communicates with patient family and/or significant other health care team external case manager community resources and facility to address appropriate issues and patient/family goals.

•    Demonstrates the ability to develop a plan of care that addresses needs across the continuum; have an intervention for problems identified; develop long- and short-term goals with specific time frames for resolution; identify specific services to be provided in the care plan; include the family/care-giver in the plan of care; and show life planning contingencies such as power of attorney and/or advance directives.

•    Evaluates and documents the patient's response to the plan of care and achievement of outcomes. Makes recommendations for modifications to the plan of care as indicated. Adheres to all policies and procedures regarding documentation and confidentiality of information.

•    Maintains knowledge of regulatory agencies' requirements necessary criteria for admission to various care settings and Medicare's/Medicaid's reimbursement methods for different levels of care.

•    Manages a caseload of patients. Identifies essential resources needed to implement the plan of care.

•    Manages own professional growth in the area of care management and other health care financial trends, clinical practice, and research.

•    Manages patient care according to multidisciplinary plan of care and/or managed care contracts by directing decision making and identifying and managing barriers that impact patient care outcomes.

•    Performs a comprehensive assessment in collaboration with interdisciplinary team to identify patient-specific problems and needs related to diagnosis treatment including psychosocial and financial concerns as well as medical.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $44,532.50 - USD $81,400.50 /Yr.