Overview:

The Hospital at Home (HAH) Nurse Navigator is responsible for identifying potential patients for enrollment into the UF Health Hospital at Home program, assessing patient eligibility based on administrative, social, and clinical screening criteria, planning and implementing enrollment procedures, and evaluating applicability for Hospital at Home admissions and transfers in collaboration with the Hospital at Home care team. The HAH Nurse Navigator demonstrates excellent communication skills, professionalism, critical thinking, and decision-making to ensure timely patient identification and enrollment into the Hospital at Home program. The HAH Nurse Navigator works in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:: Current RN license in state of Florida. BSN and professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire. All nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire. All nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification will be required to obtain a professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for those certifications requiring more than two years of experience.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose

Licensure/Certification/Registration:: Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.