Overview

Exciting Career Opportunity: Nurse Navigator at the #1 Healthcare System in Indiana!

Are you ready to elevate your nursing career with IU Health Saxony, the leading healthcare provider in Indiana? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Nurse Navigator to join our dynamic Mammography team. This part-time role offers a day shift schedule (7:30am-4:00pm) Tuesday- Friday, with no on-call duties, weekends, or holidays! If you’re looking to grow and make a difference, we want to hear from you—apply today!

Why Choose IU Health?

As Indiana's largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, recognized as the top healthcare provider in the state, we offer an array of benefits, including:

• 401(K) retirement savings plan with employer matching
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Student loan forgiveness program – A government initiative that may allow eligible participants to have their student loans reduced or forgiven after meeting certain criteria.
• Employee Assistance Program – Access to free counseling services
• Healthy Results – Participate in our wellness programs to earn biweekly financial incentives based on your engagement!

Guided by the core values of Compassion, Team, Excellence, and Purpose, the Nurse Navigator will work closely with our mammography team in conjunction with surgical oncology to coordinate and manage the care needs of assigned patients, creating tailored care plans. In this role, you will engage with physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of tests and treatments. As the primary contact for patients and the medical team, strong communication and organizational skills are essential!

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage patient care throughout the continuum
• Assist providers and team members in an outpatient clinic setting
• Support outpatient procedures, including lab collections
• Help prepare for and assist with breast procedures
• Monitor pathology results following procedures and dispersing results to PCP
• Work as Liaison between Mammography and Breast Surgeon to coordinate care
• Aid in medication management and administration
• Facilitate prior authorizations for medications and procedures
• Provide ongoing patient education throughout their care journey
• Prepare charts for new patient visits
• Collect data, enter orders, and assist team members on high-volume days
• Attend and contribute to unit and organizational committees focused on process improvement, participate in daily huddles, and join scheduled staff meetings

Qualifications:

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN).
• Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program. 3-5 years of experience preferred.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Specialty certifications may be required per unit/department specialty in accordance with the department provision of care.
• Requires knowledge of personal computers using various types of word processing and database software.
• Requires clinical work experience, medical terminology.
• Requires understanding of medical record requirements, regulations and policies.
• Breast Health experience preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.