Clinical Care Coordinator - Pre-op/PACU - Ambulatory Surgery Center New

About Our Company

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.

Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians.

When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Clinical Care Coordinator is a Registered Professional Nurse who has clinical and administrative responsibility for the management of the Pre-op/PACU or OR/SPD areas in which nursing care is directly and/or indirectly provided. He/she shall be responsible for the direction, provision, and quality of Nursing Services provided to the patient in these areas.

Essential Job functions:

Administration:

• 24-hour responsibility and accountability for efficient operations of all aspects of their respective functional area.
• Maintain awareness of professional issues at the local, state, and national levels that impact the delivery of patient care.
• Implement and/or revise ASC policies to improve quality and ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies (e.g., NJDOH, CMS, AAAHC, OSHA, APIC, NHSH, AORN).
• Oversee and participate in Board committee (Quality, Infection Prevention) meetings. Maintains meeting minutes.
• Participate in root cause analyses with Risk management.
• Provides oversight of the facility in the absence of the Administrative Director.
• Schedules staff, taking into account case volume for the day.
• Follows up on consultant reports.
• Oversees auditing of processes as part of the quality improvement program.

Communication:

• Meets on a regular basis with the Administrative Director to review and revise goals.
• Conducts monthly staff meetings and maintains open channels of communication with staff.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates daily operations.
• Identifies staffing needs in advance, assists in utilizing resources effectively.
• Communicates with staff, offices, vendor reps and physicians about daily schedule, equipment, and supply needs.
• Maintains staff files.

Staff Development:

• Interviews and hires staff.
• Facilitates orientation of all assigned staff.
• Supervises and develops all levels of assigned staff.
• Coordinates and conducts in-services; e.g., mandatory annual, new equipment, etc.
• Ensures all assigned nursing staff have annual performance evaluations utilizing information from appropriate sources.
• Counsels appropriately as necessary, handles disciplinary action, reports, and recommends discharge when indicated.

Financial Management:

• Demonstrates knowledge of budgeting and control by preparing, monitoring, and reviewing budgets periodically to ensure cost containment.
• Supports (volume) growth opportunities.
• Schedules staff to meet patient volume/needs for assigned area. Minimizes overtime and agency use.
• Completes payroll. Reviews staffing times, punches, swipes, and overtime.
• Identifies ways to reduce costs.

General Job functions:

• Actively staffs assigned area.
• Maintains knowledge of all equipment in assigned area.
• Maintains and updates policies and procedures.
• Physician and employee liaison.
• Orders medications and supplies.
• Provides in-service instructions on procedures or new equipment.

Physical Job Requirements:

• Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job, taking distance and speed into account.
• Physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers.
• Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking).

Environmental Risks:

• Allergens:  dust, mold and/or pollen
• Combative Patients / Visitors

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current NJ Nursing License required.
• CNOR required (Clinical Care Coordinator – OR/SPD only).
• Basic Life Support required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required.
• Valid Driver’s license required.
• Minimum of two years of nursing experience in a hospital perioperative department or ASC required. Experience in Urology preferred.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• Experience working directly with physicians.
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform diverse work assignments with time limitations with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to use problem solving, critical thinking and priority setting skills.
• Knowledge of current nursing practices and protocols.
• Ability to lead and manage a team.

Travel:  

• < 10% travel between Summit Health locations

About Our Commitment

Total Rewards at VillageMD

Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families.  Participation in VillageMD’s benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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