Orthopedics Program Manager - UMMC

Rochester Regional Health

12d • $80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

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

Requirements

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Registered in NYS as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• 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.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Must be able to work in a self-directed environment, with ability to work with and lead teams.
• Patient advocate.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Orthopedic Nurse certification preferred.
• 5 years of acute hospital care experience preferred.
• 4-5 years’ experience in a orthopedic or neurosciences setting preferred.
• 1 year supervisory or program coordination experience preferred.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees