Orthopedic Program Manager
- Requisition ID
- 185555
- Department
- 200501 Clinical Excellence
- Schedule
- Full Time - Eligible for Benefits
- Shift
- Day
- Category
- Professionals
Position Purpose
The Orthopedic Program Manager is responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, and monitoring the operations of the Orthopedic Program to achieve and improve patient outcomes, provisions of care, and services.
Nature and Scope
1. Responsible for the overall administration and operations of the total joint and spine program under the direction of the Nurse Manager and Total Joint Program Medical Director.
o Leads the total joint and spine program implementation and operational interdisciplinary team meetings.
o Ensures the timeline and key deliverables of the implementation plan are achieved.
o Responsible for reporting and achieving the scorecard targets.
2. Works in collaboration within Renown Health for marketing and outreach to conduct community education seminars in targeted outreach areas to increase awareness and grow market share.
3. Conducts the pre-admission education classes for patients scheduled for joint replacement and spine procedures.
4. Coordinates with care team of patient during the acute hospitalization to enhance patient satisfaction and ensure quality care including rounding during hospitalization and post discharge follow up phone calls.
5. Collaborates with physicians, nursing, therapies, operating room staff, marketing, food service, pharmacy, outreach coordinators, clinic staff, and all members of the healthcare team through team conferences and one-on-one meetings to ensure a quality-of-care delivery process for patients across the continuum.
6. Accountable for maintaining patient education materials to educate patients and families on joint replacement and spine procedures.
o Collaborates with Renown Health to ensure materials are standardized and consistent with standard order sets and clinical pathways.
o Works with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to review materials as necessary.
7. Collaborating with the Nurse Manager and the education department develops, defines, and evaluates competencies to ensure staff ability to care for the orthopedic patient.
o Serves as a mentor for professional practice and team development related to orthopedic patient care.
o Develops and maintains appropriate resources for patient and staff education related to orthopedics.
8. Accountable for the key performance measures of the joint replacement programs.
o Works with the team to identify and track key performance measures.
o Works with the data mining support area to distribute reports to key stockholders and participate in process improvement initiatives as required.
9. Maintains flexible work hours to accommodate patients, families, and physicians.
10. Serves as liaison and subject matter resource to physicians, staff, patients, families, and professional organizations, societies, etc. to ensure that optimal patient care is provided to the orthopedic surgical patient.
o Attends appropriate committees.
o Communicates hospital's needs to surgeons in a professional manner.
o Serves as a resource person to facilitate problem solving and decision support.
11. Develops data collection methods and processes for tracking and trending quality outcomes measures consistent with patients with assistance from Quality, Infection Control, and IT as needed.
12. Ensures compliance with core measure initiatives appropriate to service line.
• Responsible for coordinating and managing a comprehensive, high quality, The Joint Commission certified total joint and spine center.
• Facilitate The Joint Commission survey activities, including tracers, chart audits, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure quality and regulatory compliance for the total joint and spine program
This position can provide patient care within the scope of practice of incumbent.
Disclaimer
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Minimum Qualifications
Requirements - Required and/or Preferred
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Education: | Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or health related bachelor’s degree preferred. |
Experience: | Three years of experience in an acute care setting, which includes one year of Orthopedic experience, preferred. |
License(s): | Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, or Occupational Therapist required at time of hire. |
Certification(s): | Current BLS certification by the American Heart Association standards. |
Computer / Typing: | Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. |
Benefits
Renown Health exists to make a genuine difference in the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. And it is through your passion that this mission is made real every day. The relationship with employees is the foundation for success as we proceed with our strategic direction. We strive to build upon this solid partnership by offering a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that meets the diverse needs of employees and their family members.
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Paid Time Off
401(k) Company Match
Flexible Work Environment
Renown Health is northern Nevada's healthcare leader and Reno's only locally owned, not-for-profit health system. We are an entire network of hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, lab services, medical specialties, and x-ray and imaging services - with more than 7,000 nurses, doctors and care providers dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.
For Providers: Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) are affiliate partners in Nevada's first integrated academic health system. The affiliation aims to improve the health of the community, region, and state through research, medical education, and expanded clinical care. Renown physicians participate as joint faculty at UNR Med for teaching, lectures, supervising clinical rotations, and other academic activities for the education of medical and physician assistant students, residents and fellows.