Maternity Navigator, Lawrence Ob/Gyn Specialists, FT Days

 

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Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

You can’t define it, but you know it when you see it: the difference between an average life and the good life. When your cup is full – with joy, purpose and lifelong health – it shows. At LMH Health, we are all about healthy people, healthy communities and healthy futures, and that makes us your destination for an exceptional career. From flexible, work-life harmony to competitive pay and great advancement potential, find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health.

You'll find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health:

·             Join a team that cares about the community

·             Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education

·             Professional development and recognition

·             Excellent benefits

At LMH Health we are looking for a patient-focused, detail oriented, RN Maternity Navigator to join our team. The Maternity Navigator manages and serves as a liaison for patients in the Lawrence OB/GYN practices. The Maternity Navigator position is perfect for a mission and service driven RN with a passion for building relationships and advocating for their patients to ensure optimal outcomes and respectful maternity care. 

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison between the patient, provider, and community referral agencies to ensure optimal health outcomes and achieve quality measures.
• Performs needs-based assessment of clients.
• Collects specific data, assesses the client’s condition, provides accurate consistent information, formulates, and recommends a plan, negotiates appropriate options with the client, and validates the plan with the client for completeness and accuracy.
• Serves as a resource for patients based on the patient’s self-care knowledge deficits or non-compliance with prescribed plan of care. Must have OB and lactation knowledge base.
• Directs patients to the appropriate referral agency based on the needs assessment.
• Assists in scheduling appointments for client, as needed, with appropriate provider and services and encourages appropriate use of LMH resources and services.
• Acts in the role of client advocate to assist them through the health care system and community resources.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding clients to the appropriate person (i.e. primary care provider, social work, or Director).
• Maintains a patient centric, customer-driven professional attitude. Demonstrates awareness of own values and attitudes and how they may affect information given to a client. Provides non-judgmental advice based on protocols and resources. 
• Collects and updates demographic information, as appropriate and ensures that complete and accurate documentation is recorded in the computerized database for each contact.
• Functions independently and demonstrates leadership in decision making, communication, and problem solving techniques to resolve clients’ questions/concerns.
• Collaborates with social worker, healthcare providers, and director as needed. 
• Maintains excellent communication skills, chronic obstetric and newborn knowledge base, proficient with computer applications and good problem-solving skills.
• Will serve as a representative for the family birth center and LOGS by attending LMH community classes that are related to pregnancy.
• Will provide tours as needed for patient population.
• Will continue to obtain information from all patients prior to delivery so the appropriate information is available before hospitalization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS).
• Minimum 3 years of RN experience in an acute setting.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• 5 years of obstetric RN experience in an acute setting.

Our Cultural Beliefs

• Patient First. We consider the patient first in everything we do.
• Better Together. We actively strive to be a diverse LMH Health team that works together to achieve excellence.
• Listen/Speak Up. We embrace a diverse culture of open, respectful, well-intended communication where we listen, share, and value ideas to create equitable solutions.
• Innovate! We actively explore new ideas and approach change with agility and an open mind.
• Own It/Solve It. We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and we collaborate for solutions.
• In Joy. We create a workplace that is both fun and meaningful.

At LMH Health, we value inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.