Hours:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Not Specified

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$63.371 - $81.769 - $100.166

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do
Plans, directs and coordinates the development and implementation of programs and services related to Orthopedics. Responsible for the strategic planning, business development and growth, and quality outcomes for the Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Programs. Guides and collaborates with marketing of the orthopedic programs. Develops collaborative relationships with key physicians, medical directors, medical groups, and the community to ensure a continuum focus and to enhance the image of Hospital and Sharp HealthCare. Provides leadership in forecasting future trends for the service line. Responsible for the coordination of and compliance with the Joint Commission Disease Management Certification requirements for the Joint Replacement Programs. Ensures the integrity of the Joint Commission database, Orthopedic Registry and SCIP database to meet the Joint Commission and regulatory requirements. Collaborates regularly with the other entity Joint Replacement Program Managers and/or Orthopedic Specialists to ensure consistency with System endeavors. Is a key member of the system orthopedic collaborative council responsible for strategic planning, implementation and fiscal oversight of the program. Evaluates and coordinates clinical research studies for the specialty service line in conjunction with the Orthopedic Medical Directors. Coordinates and supports physicians, administration and management in the integration of financial, clinical, and quality issues for the specialty service line to achieve high quality service in an efficient and economic manner. Acts in all ways consistently with the mission of Sharp HealthCare.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• 5 Years RN clinical experience in acute care setting
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree Healthcare or business
• 2 Years Management / leadership experience

Other Qualification Requirements

• Orthopedic Nurse Certification within one year of hire.

Essential Functions

• Budget development and adherence
  
  Assists the Vice President with development of operational budget with other orthopedic program coordinators based on current and future needs to enhance development of the service line.
  Performs variance analysis on quality and financial outcomes.
  Identifies cost reducing and/or revenue enhancing opportunities.
  Makes recommendations and coordinates interventions with physicians, medical groups, managers, administrators, and staff.
• Business and program development
  
  Identifies ideas and insights into clinical improvements to generate new business or improved services for service lines.
  Participates/facilitates in the development of Sharp HealthCare service line continuum, ensuring the incorporation of quality and financial outcome indicators.
  Maintains ongoing analysis of service line performance and monitors trends and opportunities. Initiates and recommends service and quality improvements to meet changing market needs.
  Generates ideas and insights into marketing opportunities for service line.
  Incorporates knowledge of external factors and healthcare policies, which affect reimbursement for services.
  Collaborates with marketing to promote the hospital Joint Replacement Program as well as new programs and services.
  Collaborates with the Vice President of Ortho/Neuro Services to provide strategic planning and implementation for new services.
  
• Committee participation
  
  Attends Department of Surgery/Orthopedics meeting.
  Chairs monthly Orthopedic Collaborative Council.
  Guides and mentor staff in the presentation of orthopedic surgery data.
  Attends monthly Orthopedic Physician Advisory meeting.
  Attends monthly service line staff meeting.
  Represents the service line at entity and system meetings as needed.
  
  
• Communication and leadership
  
  Promotes system focus in quality monitoring; internal and external benchmarking, and vendor negotiations.
  Collaborates on a routine basis with specialty service line providers at all Sharp HealthCare facilities.
  Facilitates information sharing and project coordination where appropriate between facilities.
  Develops collaborative relationships with orthopedic program staff and other orthopedic specialists, departments, hospitals, healthcare committees, physicians, and other agencies to facilitate and support quality services and financial viability at Sharp HealthCare.
  Establishes and maintains a communication system with individuals/agencies providing or supporting service line and program development.
  Uses communication strategies with individuals and groups that result in achievement of intended outcomes.
  Facilitates the integration of appropriate personnel into high performing teams.
  
• Human resource management
  
  Provide coaching and counseling to improve performance was well as rewards and recognition to maintain good performance.
  
  
• Quality management
  
  Implements Disease Management Team using clinical, quality and cost data to drive rapid cycle improvements in the joint replacement patient population.
  Guides and assists in the development of quality indicators and monitors/analyzes achievement of benchmark and best practice goals.
  Assures awareness of local, state, and national standards that affect programs/service line and/or departments.
  Collaborates with healthcare team to implement action plans to enhance quality outcomes across the continuum.
  Identifies and confronts issues which affect quality of service; collaborates with physicians, administration, medical groups, and staff to resolve these issues.
  Manages orthopedic registry ensuring data is submitted to meet Joint Commission as well as other registries in which Sharp participates.
  Develops and maintains joint replacement program quality plan. Participates in hospital quality improvement efforts. Ensures program preparation for regulatory agencies.
  Develops data extraction quality studies and reports results of data quality and outcomes based on developed action plans to Quality Council, Leadership committee, and appropriate Medical committees as needed.
  
  
• Staff development
  
  Ensures that staff develops a plan of action that meets the educational needs of the staff and physicians and evaluates the organization's progress toward benchmark goals.
  
• Training and education
  
  Effectively provides ongoing constructive feedback, teaching, training, and support to all orthopedic service line staff, nursing staff, and managers.
  Suggests and supports in-services for staff on outcomes of Core Measure compliance results and seeks input from staff in the development of action plan to improve their performance.
  Collaborates with each department to develop an education plan in order to increase staff compliance and engagement on all applicable metrics.
  Ensures that appropriate competency and orientation are provided to new staff in the program.
  Assists with training the staff.
  Identifies education needs of both staff and physicians and responds to needs.
  Ensures the staff appropriately assesses the completion of all charts with compliance to metrics being measured.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience in orthopedics, and the ability to manage multiple groups, interact productively with varying levels of personnel and staff; provide program direction and development.
• Excellent communication and management skills. Ability to produce and utilize clinical, quality and financial data for project tracking and outcomes achievement.
• Flexibility to deal with and manage change. Technical knowledge of orthopedic services.
• Advanced knowledge of computer systems, information management and data analysis. Understands and is able to articulate the principle of disease management and case management models.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; Master's Degree; California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing