Nurse Patient Navigator

Serves as the point of contact for referring physicians, patients/families and caregivers to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical, supportive care and financial services offered and available in the St. Joseph Healthcare System and community. Coordinates activities of the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordination of services and continuity of care for the patient. Anticipates barriers to care and services and intervenes to ensure the continuity of efficient/timely care. Facilitates transitions of care to assure that patients have appropriate referrals and follow-up appointments. Delivers and coordinates patient education to ensure quality outcomes including the patient's compliance with plan of care.

St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation's "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.