Orthopedics' Program Manager (RN)

Job Title: Orthopedics' Program Manager

Location: Riedman Campus

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule: Monday-Friday Days

SUMMARY

System Program Manager role dedicated to spine and geriatric fracture. This role will be responsible for regulatory, program development, data analytics and reporting patient and staff education. This role will have on-site responsibilities at each of the acute care affiliates. The position will be instrumental in ensuring quality metrics and outcomes are achieved.

Consistently functions as clinical resource and professional leader for Orthopedics with focus on Total Joint Replacement patients.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops, implements, and evaluates programs to enhance the care of the orthopedic patients.
• Acts as a role model, promotes RRH philosophy of Nursing excellence through guidance, precepting, leadership, teaching and practice.
• Communicates and applies specialized knowledge and expertise to meet individual patient and family needs.
• Identifies and works to eliminate/minimize system variations and service delivery barriers that prevent achieving optimal patient outcomes in a reasonable timeframe with cost effective use of resources.
• Identifies, participates in, and implements projects for patient teaching and improving patient care; including community outreach programs.
• Daily rounding to monitor patient progress and outcome attainment in acute, and rehabilitation care settings.
• Establishes and maintains mechanisms for communicating and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, involving all staff in sharing/gathering pertinent information and in problem solving.
• In concert with multidiscipline team, identifies across continuum of care needs and works to eliminate obstacles to a safe discharge and achievement/maintenance of health.
• Home Care referrals (out of country).
• Involvement in patients transferred to TCU from other facilities.
• Tours of patients and families interested in utilizing TCU as rehab facility.
• Attends daily discharge rounds to assess/prioritize patients awaiting transfer to TCU.
• Routing interfacing with physician office staff to provide periodic program updates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• RN-BSN.

• 5 years of acute hospital care experience preferred.

• 4-5 years’ experience in inpatient orthopedic setting preferred.

• 1 year supervisory or program coordination experience preferred.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Requires problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to recognize and manage emergencies.

• Strong knowledge of specific chronic care regimen.

• Registered in NYS as a Registered Professional Nurse.

• Orthopedic Nurse certification preferred.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

PAY RANGE: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00

Salary : $70,000 - $100,000