RN Orthopedic Program Coordinator AdventHealth Sebring

Location Address: 4200 Sun 'n Lake Boulevard Sebring, FL 33872

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Sebring

• Faith Based & Mission driven Facility
• Largest Employer in the County
• Surrounded by beautiful Lakes, Golf Courses and Florida’s oldest State Park
• Close knit community with a home town family feel
• 2 hours to just about any beach on either Coast
• Local arts scene from museums and theaters to festivals and galleries
• Local restaurants with the authentic taste of Florida
• Near 100 clear, freshwater lakes. Ideal for swimming, boating and fishing
• Beautiful agriculture and farmland
• Sebring is known for motorsports and home to the famous Sebring International Raceway
• Nature and hiking trails

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time, Day Shift. Mon-Fri with administrative call

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Demonstrates leadership ability and role models superior customer service.
• Interacts professionally with all people.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the nursing process.
• Updates the Unit Manager/Director on pertinent issues on a daily basis.
• Manages the development of, and oversees the day-to-day operations of the orthopedic program.
• Leads regularly scheduled meetings with hospital administrators, physicians, and key staff. Presents key statistics at team meetings.
• Creates measurement system for tracking surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction, identifying areas that require improvement.
• Creates and oversees an ongoing quality improvement plan.
• Coordinates, provides and directs the performance of care and treatment of services to ensure patient needs are met.
• Acts as a resource to staff; providing assistance in difficult patient care situations.
• Resolves patient and family concerns/complaints as well as investigate and follow-up on patient care complaints by physicians and/or staff.
• Ensure physician satisfaction by monitoring needs, developing relationships, and following through with problem resolution. Including regular visits with physicians and office support staff.
• Conducts rounds on inpatients with physicians to ensure desired patient outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to assist physicians with procedures.
• Ensure appropriate pre-op preparation for each patient prior to surgery including monitoring schedule and patient/family education.
• Develop standardized care plans/case management with the orthopedic surgeons for each patient, including needs assessments pre-op, post-op, and discharge orders. Includes home care and equipment needs.
• Coordinate care plans with multidisciplinary team of physicians, physical therapy, and surgery.
• Develop and oversee the creation of pre and post-op teaching classes including the coordination of teaching materials with physicians’ offices.
• Coordinate patient satisfaction events: post-discharge phone calls, special events for patients in program.
• Develop a community and staff education program inclusive of schedules, lectures, presenters, content, and materials.
• Other duties as assigned.