Registered Nurse Neuro Ortho Spine Surgery Program Coordinator

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 62,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital is seeking an RN Program Coordinator to lead specialized neuro, ortho, and spine surgical care pathways. You will coordinate patient care with physicians and nursing teams to support program operations and deliver high-quality experiences throughout the surgical journey.

The role requires RN licensure in Utah, BSN, and experience in disease-specific care, with possible Master’s degree preference.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of practice.
• BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers.
• BSN required; BSN to be completed within four years if not yet achieved.
• Proven expertise in disease-specific care.
• Experience with quality management programs and registry data collection.
• Proficient in computer skills including graphs, tables, and trend reports.
• Strong critical thinking, data organization, and analysis skills.
• Experience in educational program development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates care across the continuum, including planning and implementing clinical protocols and practice guidelines.
• Partner with nursing leaders to develop and review care policies and procedures for an organized program.
• Provide oversight for program personnel, assist in budgeting and strategic planning, and liaise with stakeholders.

Skills

Nursing

Hospital Nursing

Interdisciplinary Teams

Performance Improvements

Patient Education

Clinical Nursing

Patient Care

Quality Care

Leadership

Teaching

Education

BSN

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Description:

The RN Program Coordinator is a hospital or care site level leader who provides specialized clinical expertise, consultation, education, and research within their designated area or specialty focus that may impact many or most hospital or care site departments. This position ensures compliance with state, national, and other regulatory agency requirements for disease-specific programs and centers of excellence.

The coordinator ensures optimal patient care using evidence-based, clinical best practice models, appropriate staffing, technologies, and continuous process improvement measures. The RN Program Coordinator is typically based at a hospital or care site but may have oversight for relevant processes at referring facilities.

Join our team as a Registered Nurse Neuro Ortho Spine Surgery Program Coordinator, where you’ll play an important role in supporting and coordinating specialized neurological, orthopedic, and spine surgical care. You’ll collaborate with physicians, nursing teams, and multidisciplinary partners to help coordinate patient care, support program operations, and promote a consistent, high-quality experience throughout the surgical journey

Schedule:

• Four 10-hour shifts per week
• 6:30 AM–5:00 PM on Variable days, Monday–Friday
• Call every 3–4 weekends
• One overnight call shift per week
• One 5:00 PM–9:00 PM call shift per week
• On-call coverage for 2–3 holidays per year

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for Healthcare Providers
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified). Registered Nurses (RNs) hired or promoted into this role must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of hire or promotion date. If there is an existing education agreement, that agreement will take precedence.
• Demonstrated expertise in disease specific care.
• Proven applicable nursing experience over several years.
• Demonstrated experience with quality management programs including registry data collection.
• Proficient in computer skills, including creating graphs, tables, and trend reports.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, data organization, management, and analysis skills.
• Demonstrated experience in educational program development.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Master’s degree.
• Five (5) years of applicable nursing experience .

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.

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$45.31 - $67.01

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

At Intermountain Health, we usethe artificial intelligence (“AI”) platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience.HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. WhileHiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made byIntermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.

All positions subject to close without notice.