Lung Health Nurse Navigator

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

Student Loan Repayment Program

Career Development

Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full time

Shift : Days

Location: 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33613

The community you'll be caring for: AdventHealth Tampa

AdventHealth Tampa, a faith-based not-for-profit 626-bed tertiary-level acute care hospital located in the uptown district of Tampa, Florida, specializes in advanced cardiovascular medicine, neuroscience and neurology, digestive health, orthopedics, womens services, pediatrics, oncology, endocrinology, bariatrics, wound healing, sleep medicine and general surgery including minimally invasive and robot-assisted procedures. GME programs on the hospital campus currently include general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine and transitional year.

AdventHealth Tampa is home to the renowned AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute, a recognized leader in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and leading-edge research caring for Tampa Bays hearts for over 35 years.

The Kiran C. Patel Research Institute, also located at AdventHealth Tampa, leads the way in clinical and academic research in the areas of neuroscience, cardiovascular medicine, advanced surgery and more contributing valuable knowledge that leads to tomorrows cures for conditions such as heart failure, cancer and other diseases.

The role you'll contribute:

Under the direction of the Director of Diagnostic Imaging, the Lung Health Nurse Navigator is responsible for the full continuum of cancer patients from screening to detection, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship follow up. Additionally, the Lung Health Nurse Navigator oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of all aspects of the Low Dose CT screening, the Lung Nodule Clinic and the Lung Cancer Navigation Programs. The overall goal is to ensure cancer patients are effectively and efficiently navigated through the health care system receiving appropriate care throughout the continuum to optimize support, educational services and to provide the communication link for coordination of care among the multidisciplinary health care teams involved. Responsible for establishing, building and maintaining strategic relationships between our community physicians and their office staff. Responsible for promoting, educating and marketing the Advent Health Wesley Chapel Lung Health Program to employed physician, community physicians and their office staff.

The value you'll bring to the team:

Educates patients regarding expectations before, during, and after diagnostic and treatment procedures, and develops and revises patient educational materials.

Builds relationships with community physician practices/groups to grow disease-specific inpatient and outpatient market share.

Engages and enrolls employed primary care physicians in the multidisciplinary lung cancer care program.

Promotes the Lung Cancer Care Navigation Pathway and multidisciplinary program to community and outreach programs.

Researches and develops tools and strategies to promote the Multidisciplinary Lung Program Pathway to area physicians.

Visits physician offices regularly, handles physician/physician office issues promptly, and initiates physician communications as needed.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

Bachelor's of Nursing Required .

2 Work Experience Required .

Driver's License (DL) Required.

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Required.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) Required.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) Required

Registered Nurse (RN) Required

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Nursing

Organization: AdventHealth Tampa

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID:

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.