Covenant Health

Lung Navigator, Nursing Admin Support

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning, certified, and accredited facility with 541 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, Fort Sanders offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke.  We are also the region’s leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average, and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis, surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health, a locally-owned, non-profit health system based in Knoxville, TN, with a “patient-focused” culture. It has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as its 2020 “Best-in-State-Employer” for Tennessee. The CEO of our company, Jim VanderSteeg, attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first, strive for excellence in everything we do, and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including: offering unmatched medical insurance, tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance, certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employer-matched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.

Position Summary:

The Lung Navigator provides clinical support, treatment access, education, and coordination of patient-centered care to benefit the patient, family and multidisciplinary physicians while helping achieve optimal outcomes for cancer patients and their families.  This position will serve as the navigator for the Lung Nodule Program (LNP) and the Epilepsy Monitoring Program (EMP).

If you have any questions, please contact Recruiter: Lacey Spoon || Lspoon2@covhlth.com || 865-374-5404

• Serves as the essential link between patients and other care providers to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical and supportive care services offered within the healthcare system and the community.
• Reviews potential candidates for the lung nodule program, screens candidates according to criteria established by Vascular and Pulmonology and prepares list for review by multidisciplinary providers. For patients selected, will contact the patient’s provider to suggest a pathway into the Lung Nodule Program.
• Provides CMS regulatory reporting for Low Dose CT Lung Screening Program.
• Coordinates with the Neurologist/Epileptologist office, patients, Neurodiagnostics, nursing unit and Registration for scheduling inpatient visits to the EMU.
• Coordinates follow-up appointments with Pulmonology Intervention and/or Thoracic Surgery for the LNC.
• Coordinates follow-up diagnostic tests and procedures for the EMP as directed by the EMP providers.
• Advocates on behalf of the patient.
• Oversees and participates in all multidisciplinary conferences.
• Follows patients throughout the continuum of care for a time period defined by the respective programs as outlined.
• Aids in coordination of care between various healthcare providers and facilities, as needed.

Minimum Education:  None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:Minimum of 3 years of experience in a hospital or physician office practice as a RN or in an advanced Imaging modality.

Licensure Requirements:Valid Tennessee RN license or certification in an advanced Imaging modality (CT, MRI, Ultrasound, PET, Nuc Med, Radiation Oncology, or IVR.)