Nurse Navigator, Women's Health

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Wentworth Health Partners, an affiliate of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and member of Mass General Brigham Medical Group, offers comprehensive, personalized care for all stages of a woman's life in an atmosphere of privacy and trust. The Center for Women’s Health and Wellness located at 67 Corporate Drive in Portsmouth, NH offers comprehensive, personalized care for all stages of a woman's life in an atmosphere of privacy and trust. Our team of expert providers and specialists at OB/GYN and Infertility take a thoughtful approach to provide high-quality compassionate care in the areas of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Urogynecology, Infertility and LGBTQ+ care. We are seeking a full-time, 37-hour Urogynecology Nurse Navigator. The schedule will consist of three 9-hour days and one 10-hour day per week, with Wednesdays off. The position includes one remote workday per week. The Urogynecology Nurse Navigator serves as a specialized clinical resource and patient advocate for women experiencing pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, recurrent urinary tract infections, voiding dysfunction, and other urogynecologic conditions. The Nurse Navigator provides comprehensive care coordination, patient education, clinical triage, and procedural support while guiding patients through evaluation, treatment, and recovery. Working collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and ancillary services, the Nurse Navigator ensures seamless, patient-centered care across the continuum, helping patients navigate complex treatment plans while improving access, outcomes, and patient satisfaction. This role works closely with the urogynecology provider to support clinical operations and optimize patient care delivery. Key Responsibilities -Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for urogynecology patients throughout their care journey. -Provide telephone and electronic triage, clinical assessment, and symptom management within scope and established protocols. -Coordinate care for patients undergoing diagnostic testing, procedures, and surgical interventions. -Deliver individualized patient education regarding pelvic floor disorders, treatment options, medications, catheter management, pessary care, and post-operative recovery. -Support in-office urogynecology procedures, including bladder instillations, urodynamic testing, cystometrics, post-void residual assessments, bladder irrigation, catheter teaching, and pessary management. -Facilitate prior authorizations, appeals, referrals, and coordination with external providers and community resources. -Monitor patient progress and proactively identify barriers to care, ensuring timely intervention and follow-up. -Collaborate closely with providers to optimize patient outcomes and enhance continuity of care. -Participate in quality improvement initiatives and departmental projects designed to improve patient experience and operational efficiency. Responsible for coordinating the complex care needs of patients and is the primary patient contact for service access, diagnostics, treatment activities, schedules, patient and family education, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions: -In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, help create a tailored health care plan for assigned patients. -Develop an individualized plan with the MD for appropriate services for the patient. -Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding clients to the appropriate person (i.e., primary care provider,