Nurse Navigator – Mercy Clinics South : Heart & Vascular EP (Electrophysiology)
Location:Mercy, 10012 Kennerly Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128
Schedule:Full-Time | 40 hours/week | Day Shift | Monday–Friday
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Exceptional Benefits Starting Day One:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage– Medical, dental, and vision through United Healthcare
- Generous PTO– Up to34 days annually, including holidays, vacation, personal time, and short-term illness
- Paid Parental Leave– Supporting you and your growing family
- 401(k) with Employer Match– Invest in your future with confidence
- Tuition Reimbursement– Up to$2,000/yearfor continuing education
- Dependent Care FSA Contribution– $100/month for eligible participants
- Paid Volunteer Time– Give back to your community while on the clock
- Free Parking– Convenience that saves you time and money
- Career Growth Opportunities– Advance your skills and grow within Mercy
Overview:
The Nurse Navigator is a leader providing support, mentorship, and guidance to those who provide direct patient care. The Nurse Navigator coordinates the delivery of patient care by assessing care requirements of the individual patient and makes recommendations based on severity of illness, intensity of service and skill level. The Nurse Navigator ensures patients receive timely, safe, effective and high quality care. They coordinate the patient's plan of care with the bedside nurse. The Nurse Navigator sets the expectations regarding professional conduct and serves as a resource for the patient care unit. The Nurse Navigator will hold direct and indirect care providers accountable for their professional responsibilities, and adherence to regulatory guidelines. The Nurse Navigator is responsible for management for the assigned inpatient, and outpatient population. This position is designed to facilitate an effective process of the new care model; supporting quality patient care, safety, and financial components; promoting integration of a seamless care model; coordinating patient discharge planning for post-acute services, length of stay (LOS) management and utilization management; collaborating to include coordination as evidenced by metrics, optimizing performance and adoption of best practice. Responsibilities include; pre-op education, daily rounding while the patient is in the hospital, patient discharge disposition, and follow-up care. They perform duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 2-3 years of nursing experience required
- Licensure: Current RN (Registered Nurse) license in state of Missouri.
- Required Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- Preferred Education:Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Required Certifications: Active BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
- Preferred Certifications: ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Physical Requirements: Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds regularly.Position requires prolonged standing and walking during each shift.Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
We’re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We’re expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.
What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We’re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that’s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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