RN Clinical Coordinator, Surgical Services & OR

University of California San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Clinical RN Coordinator for the JMC Operating Room, supporting General Surgery, Surgical-Oncology, Colo-rectal, MIS, and Pediatric General surgery, including NICU procedure room. The role emphasizes leadership, policy development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in a Magnet-designated environment.

Qualified candidates must be an RN with California license, BART/BLS, and 5 years OR nursing experience; salary includes a 100% appointment schedule with days and

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
• RN License issued by the State of California.
• BART or BLS at time of hire with commitment to get BART w/in 6 months of hire date.
• Five (5) years of OR nursing experience with at least two (2) of those years in supporting General Surgery cases preferably with Surgical-Oncology, Colo-rectal, MIS, Pediatric General surgery services and NICU procedure room.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have decision making, problem solving and prioritizing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with call scheduling, staff assignments, for specific surgical service line
• Clinical expert in the surgical service line, serves as a role model, assists to develop new policy and procedures - Daily work entails morning and afternoon rounds to manage issues
• Develops work schedules as required for specialty teams using established guidelines with periop program - Reviews daily OR schedules
• Perform conflict checks for equipment, instruments, devices, and ancillary staffing requirements
• Long-term strategic planning and program development activities include: ensuring systems, procedures, and equipment/supplies are organized such that direct patient care activities achieve the highest level of quality/cost standards
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in order to proactively plan for department growth, on boarding of new surgeons, the addition of new procedures and technology.
• Quality management and Process Improvement activities include: Development of, or participation in, departmental quality metrics and QA activities for specialty service line.
• Education and training activities include: in services for new hires, mentoring and coaching of nurses cross covering service line - On boarding of new surgeons/residents/fellows to the service line; in services for new procedures, equipment or technologies used by the service line
• Development of teaching/training materials for new procedures, equipment or technologies used by the service line
• Other related duties as required.

Skills

RN experience

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing

Tools

BART or BLS

Job description

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Clinical RN Coordinator for the JMC Operating Room, supporting General Surgery, Surgical-Oncology, Colo-rectal, MIS, and Pediatric General surgery, including NICU procedure room. The role emphasizes leadership, policy development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in a Magnet-designated environment.

Qualified candidates must be an RN with California license, BART/BLS, and 5 years OR nursing experience; salary includes a 100% appointment schedule with days and