(RN) Clinical Coordinator - JMC OR - 141608

UC San Diego Health is proud to be a four-time Magnet-designated organization and has now earned Magnet with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet is the gold standard for nursing excellence, achieved by only about 10% of hospitals worldwide. Magnet with Distinction is awarded to the highest-performing Magnet organizations, with only a select few earning this prestigious honor. This recognition reflects our commitment to transformational leadership, professional nursing excellence, innovation, exceptional patient outcomes, and an empowering practice environment where nurses thrive.

This opening is for a Clinical RN coordinator support for General Surgery cases including Surgical-Oncology, Colo-rectal, and MIS. Role will also cover the Pediatric General surgery services, including the NICU procedure room.

• Assist with call scheduling, staff assignments, for specific surgical service line
• Clinical expert in the surgical service line, serves as a role model, assists to develop new policy and procedures - Daily work entails morning and afternoon rounds to manage issues
• Develops work schedules as required for specialty teams using established guidelines with periop program - Reviews daily OR schedules
• Perform conflict checks for equipment, instruments, devices, and ancillary staffing requirements
• Long-term strategic planning and program development activities include: ensuring systems, procedures, and equipment/supplies are organized such that direct patient care activities achieve the highest level of quality/cost standards
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in order to proactively plan for department growth, on boarding of new surgeons, the addition of new procedures and technology.
• Quality management and Process Improvement activities include: Development of, or participation in, departmental quality metrics and QA activities for specialty service line.
• Education and training activities include: in services for new hires, mentoring and coaching of nurses cross covering service line - On boarding of new surgeons/residents/fellows to the service line; in services for new procedures, equipment or technologies used by the service line
• Development of teaching/training materials for new procedures, equipment or technologies used by the service line
• Other related duties as required.

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
• RN License issued by the State of California.
• BART or BLS at time of hire with commitment to get BART w/in 6 months of hire date.
• Five (5) years of OR nursing experience with at least two (2) of those years in supporting General Surgery cases preferably with Surgical-Oncology, Colo-rectal, MIS, Pediatric General surgery services and NICU procedure room.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have decision making, problem solving and prioritizing skills.

• CNOR or Certification within the surgical specialty.
• ACLS and/or ART

• Flexible to work variable hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.