Disease-Specific Care Coordinator - Orthopedics

salinasvalleyhealth; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Salinas Valley Health is seeking a Disease-Specific Care Coordinator to lead the hospital's disease-specific program. Under the supervision of the Senior Administrative Director of Regulatory Compliance & Organizational Improvement, this role functions as an expert nurse, consultant and outcomes-focused specialist.

The Coordinator provides coordination and oversight for the disease-specific program, drives certification through performance improvement activities and ensures compliant data

Qualifications

• Coordinate disease-specific program operations.
• Serve as clinical resource and consultant for nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination and oversight for the hospital's disease-specific program.
• Lead quality improvement to maintain Joint Commission or other certification.
• liaise between quality improvement, nursing and medical staff in the disease-specific program.
• Report and present accurate, quality information internally and externally.
• Promote and participate in performance improvement and data-driven decision making.

Job description

Department:

Disease Specific Care

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Under the supervision of the Senior Administrative Director of Regulatory Compliance & Organizational Improvement, the Disease-Specific Care Coordinator functions as an expert nurse in the disease specific field, resource for nursing staff and patient care in this area, consultant, researcher and outcomes focused specialist.

The Coordinator is responsible for providing coordination and oversight for the assigned hospital's disease-specific program. This multidimensional role will focus on current treatment, prevention, education to improve quality of patient care. The Coordinator will drive current certification through performance improvement activities and standard compliance. Regularly performs tasks to ensure efficient operations of all aspects for the disease-specific program. Serves as a liaison between quality improvement, nursing and medical staff in the disease-specific program at SVMHS. This position is responsible for reporting and presenting accurate, quality information both internally and externally. Responsible for site compliance: reviews source documentation case report forms, data reports for accuracy, and ensures timely submission of such documentation to assure timely compliance with program requirements.

Has primary responsibility for leading, controlling, planning, organizing and evaluating the timely, effective and efficient function of the program data and standards. They collaborate in the implementation of multidisciplinary standards for patient with disease-specific care and promote effective control mechanisms to ensure that the physical environment fosters safe patient care. Collaborates in planning, implementing, and evaluating department activities including appropriate knowledge of PI practice and theory to assure professional competency to ensure care is evidence based.

The Coordinator acts as a role model, preceptor of staff, ensures the consistent application of the Hospital's policies and procedures and fosters teamwork within and between areas of responsibility. The Coordinator is also responsible for promoting and participating in specialized knowledge and skills through the support of staff education and professional development. As a clinical resource to clinical and medical staff in providing in-services, and advising management on training needs. The Coordinator acts as an effective liaison to medical staff to ensure continuity and congruity of hospital services in accordance with the plan of care.

Facilitates and coordinates program development in order to maintain Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification, or accreditation by other certifying agencies (i.e., Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care [SCPC]).

Applies the quality improvement process to implement and evaluate quality of care and make recommendations for implementation of new technology or change in disease-specific care, treatment, management and prevention practices.

Assists with development and implementation of programs to support the needs of patients and their families and goals of the Disease-Specific Program. Participates in relevant quality and performance improvements.

Assists in the development of appropriate educational material for patients, family, and clinical staff in collaboration with Education, Nursing/Clinical and Medical Staff.

Initiates and performs ongoing review of policies and protocols related to services provided to ensure standards are followed. When appropriate, updates or writes new policies to enhance professional practice.

Promotes and participates in improving patient care and in quality performance improvement programs by taking primary responsibility for data collection and analysis of results to support the nursing departments.

Assist in ongoing clinical performance audits in the clinical departments in order to ensure regulatory compliance, promote patient safety and establish quality outcomes.

Facilitates collection of, analyzes and presents disease-specific certification program data and research at appropriate physician and clinical meetings. Uses data to set benchmarks for hospital performance improvement programs.

Serves as a resource/liaison for staff assigned to assist with disease-specific care research and data collection as needed. Trains data entry and data acquisition personnel as needed.

Designs, tests, documents and maintains an audit process for data quality validation.

Mentors staff in the understanding of disease-specific care and research in quality improvement for patient population. Assists staff to use evidence based outcome data to improve patient care.

Assures that complete and accurate data is collected, calculated and documented. Maintains integrity of data security, confidentiality and preservation for the control and use of program info