Registered Nurse Program Coordinator Ortho Operating Room

15600 Lutheran Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 129,832,000 - 192,011,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Education reimbursement

PEAK tuition program

Job summary

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital is seeking an Ortho Surgery RN Program Coordinator to lead clinical practice, education, and program research within a hospital setting. You will ensure regulatory compliance and oversee care protocols while driving process improvements and patient experience initiatives.

This role requires an RN license, BSN within four years if applicable, and strong experience in disease-specific care and quality programs.

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).
• RNs promoted to this role must obtain BSN within four years of hire/promotion.
• Demonstrated expertise in disease-specific care.
• Proven nursing experience over several years.
• Experience with quality management programs including 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, planning and implementing clinical protocols and practice guidelines.
• Develops and reviews care protocols, policies, and procedures to promote the program.
• Provide managerial oversight for program personnel and aid in budgeting and strategic planning.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develops and maintains process improvement programs and monitors quality of care.

Skills

Nursing Hospital

Nursing Interdisciplinary Teams

Performance Improvements

Patient Education

Clinical Nursing

Patient Care Quality

Care Leadership

Teaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

Job description

Job Description

Ortho Surgery RN Program Coordinator Opportunities at the Brand-New Lutheran Hospital!!! Ortho Surgery 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.

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

Schedule: Days Can choose between Five - 8hr Shifts or Four - 10hr Shifts

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

• 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.
• 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 & Schedule

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Work City: Wheat Ridge
Work State: Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Compensation

Hourly range: $45.31 - $67.01

Benefits

• 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.
• We will also offer up to $20,000 in bonuses.
• We also offer up to $5,250 per year in education reimbursement, which can be used for tuition reimbursement or obtain additional certifications.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

Employment Policies

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Corporate Information

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.