Registered Nurse Program Coordinator Ortho Operating Room

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates care across the continuum, including planning and implementing clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care, and serving as an expert resource in specialty area for clinical practice. In partnership with nursing leaders, contributes to the development and review of care protocols, policies, and procedures that promote an organized and effective program.

• May provide managerial oversight for program personnel, assist in annual strategic planning and budgetary planning, and act as a consultant/liaison for various stakeholders.

• Provides ongoing evaluation of program effectiveness and efficiency. Develops and maintains the process improvement program, monitors clinical outcomes and quality of care, and outlines corrective actions. Involved in patient experience efforts and monitors patient perception of care quality.

Skills:

• Nursing

• Hospital Nursing

• Interdisciplinary Teams

• Performance Improvements

• Patient Education

• Clinical Nursing

• Patient Care

• Quality Care

• Leadership

• Teaching

Preferred:

• 3-5 Years Ortho or Neuro Surgery Circulating Experience in a Level I or II hospital setting

• At least one year RN coordinator or Charge RN experience

• Current specialty certification(s) as appropriate for unit or service

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.

• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.