Nurse Navigator - General Surgical Clinic

Location: 1221 Sixth Street, Suite 300 Traverse City, Michigan 49684

Schedule: Full Time, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Thursday and Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

_More Than Just Care, It’s Community _

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be _Munson Material. _To us, that means teammates who live by our values of _excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity,_ and a commitment to creating _exceptional experiences_ for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

_Invested in You _

• _Grow: _Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

• _Thrive:_ Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

• _Be Well: _Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

• _Be Heard:_ Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

_A Day in the Life _

The navigator functions in an organized and time conscious manner using effective customer service and interpersonal skills at all times.

• The Nurse Navigator will act as a liaison between patients, professional staff and physicians by providing care management and care coordination for adult and pediatric patients, with complex conditions, with complex social needs, and education needs.
• Serves in an expanded health care role to collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, members of the health care team, and patients/families to ensure the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective health care services.
• Assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient’s health status and decreasing hospital and emergency room utilization.
• Integrates evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols, in the development of individualized care plans that are patient-centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of health care

_What’s Required _

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing preferred.

_Are you Munson Material? Apply today! _

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.