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Empowering nephrologists to transform kidney care and improve patient outcomes
RN Navigator – CKD
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
$90K - $103K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
RN Navigator – CKD
Evergreen Nephrology
• The CKD RN Navigator is responsible for providing care coordination, education, and support to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) across various stages of the disease. • This role serves as a liaison between patients, families, nephrologists, primary care providers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes, promote self-management, and ensure seamless transitions of care. • Leveraging an integrated technology platform, you are complemented by an entire interdisciplinary team including Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Care Managers, Care Coordinators, RN Educator, Dietitians, Pharmacists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Psychiatrists. • You will take the lead on identifying care gaps and navigating the patient through their CKD to ESKD journey in collaboration with a Care Coordinator, RN Educator, and the primary Nephrologist. • You will play an essential role in helping patients achieve their goals through timely and proactive care planning toward a planned outpatient dialysis start with a permanent access or a care pathway of the patient’s choice driven by patient education and care team support.
Job Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) with active state licensure.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- 5 years of experience with at least 3 years in nephrology, dialysis, transplant coordination, or chronic disease management.
- Experience with team-based care
- Excellent working knowledge of community resources
- Exceptional capacity to multitask
- Self-directed
- Comfort with ambiguity
- Strong communication and teaching skills
- Intermediate skills with MS Office Suite of products including Outlook and Teams
- Able to work effectively in a primarily remote environment:
- Home internet must support a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps. Cable, Fiber, or DSL connections hardwired to the internet device are recommended
- Evergreen will provide remote employees with telephony applications and equipment to meet the business requirements for their role
- Employees must work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Benefits
- Competitive base pay with bonuses
- Paid time off starting at 4 weeks for full-time employees
- 12 paid holidays per year
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including an HSA with employer match
- Reimbursement for continuing medical education
- 401(k) with match
- Paid parental leave
- A robust training and development program that starts with onboarding and continues throughout your career with Evergreen Nephrology
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