Registered Nurse Dialysis Unit Coordinator

Sutter Health•Modesto, CA

21d•$75 - $99

About The Position

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: MMC-Memorial Medical Center Position Overview: An expert nurse who provides leadership for the organization of services and systems necessary for a collaborative approach to a clinical specialty and related patient care. Assumes the day-to-day responsibilities of patient care, process and performance improvement activities as they relate to nursing, and ancillary personnel and assist in carrying out the same functions for all staff. Plans, implements and evaluates clinical programs to achieve high quality, patient-focused outcomes which advance patient and family care and nursing practice in patient care. May be responsible for the specialty program development, quality assessment, improvement and inter/intra disciplinary communications. Works collaboratively with all hospital and clinic personnel on shared system and performance improvement projects. Job Description: These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development). JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES: Program Management Responsibilities: • Develops and establishes operational and strategic goals and objectives consistent with the nursing scope of practice, applicable specialty, The Joint Commission for Accreditation, and Sutter Health including performance improvement and a patient safety program. • Coordinates the development, implementation, review, and revision of program standards, policies, procedures, and protocols. • Incorporates knowledge of specialty guidelines as well as emerging science and evidence based practice into program standards. • Participates in patient care activities when available to ensure protocols are followed. • Leads and participates in performance improvement processes. Clinical Responsibilities: • Supports delivery of evidence-based acute patient care including assessment and management. • Provides expert nursing consultation and practice oversight. • Manages critical pathway time frames. Evaluates patient outcomes and identifies and intervenes on variances. • Create and implement delivery models for the transitions of complex patients between multiple specialty and primary care providers and between healthcare settings and home. Education Responsibilities: • Develop and deliver acute continuing education programs. Plans, coordinates and evaluates specialty education for nursing, residents and providers related to the care and management of patients in collaboration with program leaders, physicians and other clinical staff. • Provides specialty related education to internal and external audiences, including planning and participating in educational programs targeting hospital personnel, providers in the local and regional communities. • Participate in educational opportunities appropriate to professional goals. Research Responsibilities: • Remains current in research related to the specialty patient populations and systems of care. • Interprets and applies current research into clinical practice. • Participates in the development, implementation, and analysis of research projects and communicate findings through presentations and publications. Committee Responsibilities: • Chairs relevant program committees related to quality improvement and regulatory adherence. • Actively participates on advisory groups to work to advance the science of care for the patients served.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
RN-Registered Nurse of California
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support
5 years of recent relevant experience. (Dialysis preferred)
Evidence of expertise in developing patient and staff education materials as well as in providing education to individuals and groups.
Interpersonal communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.
Evidence of ability to function with a high degree of independence while actively collaborating with health care members providing care for highly complex patients.
Experience with data management systems.
Experience working with inter-disciplinary teams.
Organizational and time management skills.
Basic computer skills to access, enter, and retrieve data; MS Word and Excel spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

Develops and establishes operational and strategic goals and objectives consistent with the nursing scope of practice, applicable specialty, The Joint Commission for Accreditation, and Sutter Health including performance improvement and a patient safety program.
Coordinates the development, implementation, review, and revision of program standards, policies, procedures, and protocols.
Incorporates knowledge of specialty guidelines as well as emerging science and evidence based practice into program standards.
Participates in patient care activities when available to ensure protocols are followed.
Leads and participates in performance improvement processes.
Supports delivery of evidence-based acute patient care including assessment and management.
Provides expert nursing consultation and practice oversight.
Manages critical pathway time frames. Evaluates patient outcomes and identifies and intervenes on variances.
Create and implement delivery models for the transitions of complex patients between multiple specialty and primary care providers and between healthcare settings and home.
Develop and deliver acute continuing education programs. Plans, coordinates and evaluates specialty education for nursing, residents and providers related to the care and management of patients in collaboration with program leaders, physicians and other clinical staff.
Provides specialty related education to internal and external audiences, including planning and participating in educational programs targeting hospital personnel, providers in the local and regional communities.
Participate in educational opportunities appropriate to professional goals.
Remains current in research related to the specialty patient populations and systems of care.
Interprets and applies current research into clinical practice.
Participates in the development, implementation, and analysis of research projects and communicate findings through presentations and publications.
Chairs relevant program committees related to quality improvement and regulatory adherence.
Actively participates on advisory groups to work to advance the science of care for the patients served.