Job Description
At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day. Job DescriptionPosition Summary: The role of the patient navigator (PN) is to serve as a consistent care coordinator for Bariatric Surgery patients. This position will help guide new patients through the process of pre and post education, both inpatient and outpatient. The PN will also do telephone triage and hospital discharge calls. In addition, s/he extends services to help the family learn care-giving skills and patient self-care skills.Duties and Responsibilities:1. Demonstrates use of clinical skills and expertise in the areas of adult medicine.2. Shows the ability to comprehensively assess the patient’s physical and psychosocial status.
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