Lung Screening Program Navigator

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$25.00 - $37.75

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

In conjunction with the Lung Screening Program Coordinator, working group and Medical Director, the Lung Screening Program Navigator completes daily operations for the Lung Cancer Screening Program. Duties include supporting all efforts related to guiding patients through the screening process. Internal and external contacts include nursing staff and management, physicians, patients, families, community agencies, and professional peers. The Navigator will ensure proper eligibility criteria has been met with scheduled patients along with promoting and providing quality care that is coordinated and navigated along an agreed care path with appropriate information available to patients while minimizing time intervals along the full continuum of care.

What you will do

• Identifies, interviews and screens patients for eligibility for the Lung Cancer Screening Program, offer smoking cessation, and answer program related questions.
• Obtains required medical history and educate patients about the process and next steps of the program along with potential risks.
• Collaborates with Research to assist in any studies that involve the Lung Cancer Screening program.
• Participates in abnormal scan review meetings.
• Works with Medical Director frequently to establish and maintain quality of program
• Consults with radiologists, physicians, and other patient care personnel as to specific details of individual exams, follow-up procedures and guideline recommendations.
• Accurately input required data into appropriate Lung Cancer Screening Program reporting software to be submitted to ACR.
• Be familiar with ACR, NCCN, and Lung-Rads guidelines and protocols.
• Engages in community events and education to promote the Lung Cancer Screening Program.
• Assists with the collection and maintenance of records as needed by the Radiology Department, Quality Assurance Department, JCAHO accreditation, OSHA guidelines, or as may be required by law.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO front-loaded for eligible hires

• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .