"FM Inpatient Navigator"

The Family Medicine Inpatient Navigator will support the clinical and logistical needs of patients admitted to the Family Medicine Inpatient and Parent Baby Services as they transition from the hospital to home and other community settings. Despite a long history of caring for vulnerable and marginalized patients with complex chronic illness, as well as extensive efforts by our physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social work and nursing partners, we continue to have difficulty safely bridging patients to the community for continued care and mitigating unnecessary readmissions. Our aggregate 30-day readmission rate has at times been as high as 20-25%, a level well above Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) targets. This position helps to monitor this rate and improve it by focusing resources and support on collaborative planning and communication between patient, inpatient and outpatient clinical teams and community-based organizations. The FM Inpatient Navigator will serve patients and their designees to ensure safe discharge and re-integration into the community during and after discharge from the hospital. The navigator will be an integral part of the care team, attending daily multidisciplinary rounds and working closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and social workers. Specific tasks for the position are outlined below.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $29.99 - $48.23 (Hourly Rate).

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