RN Nurse Navigator, Breast Imaging - Salem, NH

About Us

Mass General Brigham Integrated Care is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to develop new high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care.This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. MGB Integrated Care will provide a wide range of offerings, including outpatient surgery, imaging, primary care, behavioral and mental health, and specialty care, both digitally as well as at physical locations across the state and region.

We aspire to be people’s first choice for health and care

– rooted in well-being and kindness –

by bringing world-class care closer to home (or at home!) and

being the bridge to world-renowned hospitals and research when needed.

We are looking for team members who possess not only the relevant skills and growth potential, but positive attitudes, flexibility, and creative mindsets to join our expanding team. Opportunities exist for team members to contribute both in their primary domain as well as in other areas of the organization.

Our core values are shared fundamental beliefs that guide our decision-making and behavior and bind us together as a team. At MGB Integrated Care, we are:

• Bravely Human: We approach our work with empathy, vulnerability, and kindness.
• Clearly Honest: We seek to provide clarity amongst our teams and patients.
• Proudly Collaborative: We are all part of a team - each bringing our unique talents to bear.
• Intentionally Consistent: We intentionally live our purpose, providing a cohesive experience for both patients and providers.
• Exceptionally Creative: We continue to learn, grow, and iterate on the ways we work.

The Opportunity: RN Nurse Navigator, Breast Imaging – Radiology at Salem, NH

Why This Role Is Important

Reporting to the Radiology Manager – Salem, the Registered Nurse Navigator is responsible for assuring competent, compassionate nursing care for patients and families primarily in the Radiology department, primarily throughout Mammography. The RN Nurse Navigator will assure proper preparation of patients, facilitate the expeditious scheduling of patients, perform pre-procedure assessments and patient instructions, and provide post-procedure instructions and follow up of patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, compassionate nursing care for Breast Imaging patients
  • Initiate telephone contact, assessment, education and instruction to patients when appropriate
  • Respond to patient phone inquiries in a timely manner
  • Consult with referring physician regarding appropriate pre-procedure lab work or medications as needed
  • Coordinate and expedite patient care, including scheduling procedures or follow up appointments
  • Conduct post procedure follow up with patient
  • Communicate results and recommendations from biopsy results to the patient and care team as per the Radiologist recommendation
  • Communicate plan of care to other team members
  • Serve as a resource to patients, their families, and staff
  • Provide support during Breast Imaging interventional procedures, monitoring patient and performing vitals if needed
  • Assist with nursing duties throughout other Radiology modalities as requested by Radiology leadership
• Administrative duties
  • Document pathology results
  • Order exams as needed
  • Maintain schedule for interventional patient procedures
  • Document verbal and written correspondence with patient in Epic
  • Initiate pathology/imaging concordance process by providing addendums to the Radiologist to report in Epic
• Act as a liaison between the Mammography Department and other departments including but not limited to Breast Surgery, Breast Oncology, and Primary Care
• Perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be able to demonstrate any knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the needs of the patients serviced in the Mammography Department

Required Experience

• Valid/Current license to practice as an RN and BLS
• Epic Radiant experience preferred but not required
• Experience working in women’s health preferred required
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Those interested in applying should have a drive for continuous improvement and challenging the status quo, we are striving to be transformative and deliver cutting edge care utilizing the latest technologies

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• Primary Location: Salem, NH Integrated Care Department of Radiology
• Job Type: Full-time

Mass General Brigham is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a 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.