Home Health Navigator
The posted compensation range of $32.98 - $47.82 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Be a Trailblazer in Home Healthcare
Be a Trailblazer in Home Health and hospice but still have the work balance you desire!
Are you a visionary leader in home health and hospice ready to embrace innovation and improve patient identification and home services transitions? CommonSpirit Health at Home is offering an exciting hospital-based role: Health at Home Navigator.
This forward thinking position is ideal for driven professionals who are passionate about creating solutions and thrive on the challenges of a startup environment. As a Navigator, you will be a part of the hospital team of discharge planners but with the sole focus of driving care to the home setting, identifying patients who would benefit from home health or hospice services.
Responsibilities
As the Health at Home Navigator (HHN), your expertise in home-based services is essential to ensuring continuity of care for patients transitioning from acute care to home. By collaborating with physicians, case managers, and hospital teams, you play a critical role in improving clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and the overall care experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with Care Teams: Partner with providers, case managers, and social workers to facilitate seamless and timely discharges to home-based services, prioritizing patient-centered care.
- Guide Patients Through Transitions: Assist patients and families in navigating post-acute care options, addressing barriers, and advocating for home-based services that align with their needs.
- Safeguard Patient Well-being: Identify opportunities to reduce financial and clinical risks, ensuring patients and families are supported during and after their hospital stay.
- Advocate During Rounds: Actively participate in multidisciplinary rounds, serving as a patient advocate to ensure efficient and effective continuity of care.
- Engage Patients Early: Initiate discussions about care destinations and discharge planning upon patient admission, conducting informational visits to promote home health as a preferred option.
- Prioritize Patient Populations: Work with hospital partners to identify and prioritize patient populations who will benefit most from home-based services, such as home health or hospice.
- Overcome Healthcare Barriers: Address and navigate barriers within the healthcare system to ensure patients have access to appropriate home-based care.
By fulfilling these responsibilities, the HHN plays a pivotal role in enhancing patient outcomes, improving satisfaction, and reducing care inefficiencies.
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For
We seek experienced, compassionate leaders with:
A strong background in home health and hospice services
Completion of an accredited registered nursing program or MSW. Current unrestricted license as a registered nurse in state(s) of practice.
Home Health experience or prior navigator experience in a post-acute setting such as ALF/SNF/ILF.
Combination of Acute and Post-Acute care delivery experience preferred.
A desire to shape and lead an innovative program
Excel in communication and patient education
The courage to step into a startup type environment and make a lasting difference
Why Join Us?
At CommonSpirit Health at Home, you’ll find not just a job but a mission: to transform the home healthcare landscape and touch lives in a profound way—all while maintaining the work-life balance you deserve. If you’re ready to build something extraordinary, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and lead the way in reimagining patient care.
Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.
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Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.
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