About this role
Summary
Job Description:
BHMG
Palliative Care
Job Summary:
The Nurse Navigator, under the direction of the Practice Manager, serves as the primary clinical point
of contact for specialty care patients and their families, providing comprehensive coordination across
the continuum of care. This role leverages deep specialty-specific knowledge to guide patients from
diagnosis through treatment, discharge, and follow-up, eliminating barriers to timely care, facilitating
system flow, and ensuring seamless transitions between referring providers, specialists, clinical
research teams, ancillary services, and clinical outcomes departments. Acting as educator, advocate,
and care coordinator, the Nurse Navigator supports informed decision-making, reinforces treatment
plans, promotes adherence, and enhances both patient and provider satisfaction by delivering
proactive, patient-centered navigation within a complex specialty care environment.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing, required.
- A minimum of three years of job-related experience required.
- Current Kentucky or Compact State unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support certification via the American Heart Association
RN, registered nurse, BSN