**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** **Description:** **Job Title:** _Neurosciences Nurse Navigator_ **Location:** Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital **Employment Type:** Full-Time **Department:** Neurosciences **Shift:** Day Shift **Employment Benefits:** + **Day 1 benefits** – no waiting period! + Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage + 403(b) retirement plan with employer match + Generous paid time off and holiday pay + Career growth and development opportunities + Trinity Health offers DailyPay for eligible colleagues **Job Summary:** The Neurosciences Nurse Navigator serves as a dedicated resource for patients navigating the complexities of neurologic conditions. This role provides expert clinical support, care coordination, education, and advocacy across the continuum of care, working collaboratively with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. The Navigator supports patients with stroke, spine, neurosurgical, and complex neurological conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. **Key Responsibilities:** + Complete comprehensive health assessments addressing physical, psychological, social, and financial factors. + Coordinate and organize timely patient appointments. + Collaborate with physicians and team members to establish evidence-based treatment goals and plans. + Review diagnostics and clinical histories to guide next steps in care. + Monitor care plans, modify as needed, and facilitate interdisciplinary communication. + Identify high-risk patients, provide advocacy, and coordinate supportive resources including end-of-life care when needed. + Educate patients and families on disease processes, treatments, side effects, and available resources. + Support hospital-to-home transitions and work to reduce avoidable readmissions. + Maintain and oversee disease-specific data registries and program metrics. + Participate in quality improvement initiatives and policy development. + Serve as a liaison among patients, providers, and third-party payers. + Assist in neuro-specific initiatives such as MSSIC, Primary Stroke Certifications, and collaborative partnerships across Trinity Health regions. + Perform discharge calls for spine and neurosurgical patients. + Engage in community outreach and support groups. **Neurosciences Subspecialty Focus:** + Collaborate with stroke coordinator on data abstraction, stroke committees, and policy development. + Facilitate smooth care transitions for complex neurological cases with Grand Rapids navigators. + Participate in and support performance metrics aligned with steering committee objectives. **Minimum Qualifications:** + Graduate of an accredited nursing program. + **Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred** + Current RN license in the State of Michigan. + Minimum **5 years of clinical RN experience** , with recent case management or neurology experience strongly preferred. + At least **1 year of experience within Trinity Health** preferred. + Strong critical thinking, care coordination, and patient education skills required. **Join our mission-driven team** to transform neurosciences care with compassion, excellence, and innovation. Apply today and help shape the future of neurological patient care. **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran