RN Clinical - Spine Center Clinic - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$110,240 - $181,896•Onsite

About The Position

Coordination of the general service area, including data collection, chart review, analysis and trending, education of clinical staff, and to serve as a resource for all departments. May be required to provide direct patient care within the scope of RN licensure. Incumbent is responsible for managing the day-to-day clinical operations of the service program area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Degree in Nursing (BSN) Grandfathered from BSN if hired prior to 12/2019
2 years Experience in an acute care setting.
Experience in the care and coordination of care for surgical patients.
Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.
Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

Nice To Haves

Master's degree MSN, MBA, MHA, or degree in a related field. Demonstrated expertise and work experience commensurate with education requirements may be accepted in lieu of Master's Degree.
Administrative experience at the Program Manager level.
Experience with TJC accreditation and DHS regulations.
Case management principles and operations experience.

Responsibilities

Identifies, evaluates, and revises standards of care consistent with performance improvement findings, changes in policy or procedure, changes in national, local, and state standards.
Demonstrates the clinical expertise necessary to assess each patient’s individual needs and to plan and implement appropriate patient care interventions.
Daily clinical coordination and operations of the Program.
Coordinates efforts of other allied health services involved in the care of the patient.
Participates in the development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates skill in efficient time management.
Development and implementation of clinical pathways.
Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, physicians, administration and others in relaying information in a timely manner.
Demonstrates an ability to identify and solve problems, uses sound judgment to reach quality decisions.
Educates, coaches, and supports professional staff as necessary to resolve discrepancies between employee performance and patient and Program needs.
Type and proof various documents (e.g., correspondence, reports, charts, minutes of meetings, hospital policies, etc.).
Create spreadsheets and tables, utilizing functions (formulas) and manipulating the data to retrieve desired information.
Maintain computer records and files as needed.
Generate presentations in various formats.
Develop and maintain databases.
Projects University Hospital values to all customer groups.
Encourages feedback from patients, families, and other care providers regarding satisfaction with the Program and University Hospital initiatives.
Participates in preparation of operational and capital equipment budgets.
Manages labor and controllable expenses within allocated budget.
Maintain relationship with community referral organizations as necessary.
Assist patients as necessary with referrals to appropriate community services.
Maintains awareness of all major competitors, current market conditions, financial positions and operating strategies to proactively anticipate, change and implement new programs, services or processes to insure the success of the Program.
Provide program analysis to Administration to aid in anticipating change and formulating successful strategies to meet the changing healthcare environment.
Performs other related duties as assigned