Wellstar Health System · 7 hours ago
Specialty Program Coordinator (RN) - Accreditation Support
Austell, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expWellstar Health System is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of every person they serve. They are seeking a Specialty Program Coordinator (RN) who will be responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of a site-based specialty program, focusing on patient outcomes, compliance, and staff education.
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Responsibilities
Specialty Program management across the continuum from admission to discharge
Implements and coordinates acute specialty treatment response with team members
Develops and maintains clinical practice guidelines, order sets, and care paths; reviews and revises (if required) annually to reflect evidence-based practice
Maintains the specialty registry through concurrent data collection; analyzes and interprets clinical outcome data and identifies and recommends performance improvement opportunities based on clinical outcome data
Monitors adherence to clinical guidelines, tracks variances from guidelines/care paths, and reports outcome data to specialty specific team and organization
Reports concurrent data in timely manner with clinical departments. Serves as liaison between clinical departments by providing feedback on patient outcomes and analyzing individual department performance against established goals
Ensures compliance with regulatory standards to maintain certification; ensures completion of all intracycle reports submitted to the Joint Commission within required timeframe
Identifies improvement opportunities and develops improvement plans to reduce deficiencies in standards and to improve processes
Serves as clinical expert for complex and/or highly specialized patient care situations to hospital staff/personnel and other health care professionals within the organization and community
Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of human responses to actual and/or potential health problems via role modeling and consultation
Consults with healthcare providers, ancillary services, patients and significant other to assess and identify individual patient care needs
Promotes delivery of safe patient care
Promotes and develops personal and professional growth and development
Facilitates ongoing development/education of staff to function in new roles and skills necessary to care for specialty population; Provides resources and tools for staff as needed to support development
Identifies learning needs, plans and implements annual educational programs for staff involved in orthopedic care
Facilitates planning and implementation of annual community outreach and education regarding specialty awareness and prevention
Incorporates appropriate teaching and learning principles into design and delivery of educational programs and materials
Assists patient care staff in the patient/family education; evaluates patient/family education materials annually, ensures educational materials are available to staff for distribution
Represents team at local, State, and national meetings through educational offerings and involvement in professional organizations as required
Demonstrates motivation for learning through independent reading, professional networking and communicates professional expertise through publications and presentations at the local, regional, and national level
Establishes and fosters collaborative working relationship with medical staff involved in care of the identified specialty patients
Provides leadership in facilitating appropriate communication systems between medical staff and other health care professionals
Facilitates, supports and co-leads specialty committee with medical director
Fosters cooperative spirit among team members
Utilizes appropriate intervention behaviors and communication styles in order to be an effective liaison and resource
Maintains climate of open communication by listening, providing regular feedback, and involving employees in process implementation
Utilizes effective verbal and written communication skills and maintains appropriate interpersonal relationships
Serves as professional role model within professional nursing
Serves as mentor in the development of peers and staff
Promotes positive learning environment for staff and students
Promotes professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidence-based practice and ethical accountability
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree degree in nursing (BSN)
Minimum 3 years recent, acute care clinical experience with demonstrated teaching experience in the clinical and community setting
Ability to read, write and speak the English language
Possesses advanced clinical knowledge and skills
Strong analytical, investigative skills, program/protocol development and implementation experience necessary
Demonstrates knowledge of standards related to the field of practice, financial management and concepts of interpersonal relationships
Strong customer service skills
Inter- and intra-departmental coordination of patient care activities
Delegation skills required
Ability to multi-task essential
Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential
Strong detail orientation required
Computer skills required
Personal time management skills required
Adept as a change agent
Utilizes wide range of theories in managing complex problems or problem resolution
Demonstrates expertise related to the following required: commitment to the advancement of nursing practice and the nursing profession, interpersonal communication skills related to knowledge of group/system dynamics, commitment to staff education and development
Knowledge of nursing theory and research required
Compliance with the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics for Professional Nurses is required
Demonstrates knowledge of and practices within parameters outlined in Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act
Reg Nurse (Single State)
RN - Multi-state Compact
Basic Life Support
Preferred
Master's Degree in nursing or health care related field or enrollment in MSN program is preferred
Minimum 5 years experience in nursing specialty area is preferred
Cardiac experience is highly preferred
National certification in clinical specialty must be obtained within 2 years
Company
Wellstar Health System
The largest health system in Georgia.
10001+ employees
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