Registered Nurse Patient Navigator, Remote

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• Must be able to work Monday - Friday, 8 hour shifts between 7a-7p, Pacific Standard Time.
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• Promote inter and intra departmental collaboration, nurture relationships with others and is viewed positively by co-workers. Respond appropriately to negativity, seeks to promote understanding and mutual achievement of goals. Strong orientation toward services excellence. Utilize brand platform for consistent deployment of services. Seek opportunities for organization improvement, consistently apply thinking to departmental operations to enhance or improve services. Demonstrate an orientation toward achievement and professional growth, actively seek and initiate self-improvement through continuing education and/or participation in work projects that offer developmental challenges.
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• Carry own share of responsibility and willingly help others. Support the goals of the department and participates in department performance improvement. Attend required staff meetings. Plan workflow to assure timely completion of relevant responsibilities. Ensure that encounters are documented, Apply To this Job