Obstetric & Bleeding Disorder Surgery Coordinator

About IHI

At Innovative Hematology, Inc. (IHI), we offer a future where people with rare blood disorders flourish. Our experts provide the highest quality comprehensive services and holistic care to patients with bleeding, clotting, and other hematologic disorders, and to their families.

What You Will Do

As the Obstetric and Bleeding Disorder Surgery Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating surgical procedures for adult and pediatric bleeding disorders patients, manage tracking and documentation of surgical outcomes, facilitate delivery planning and cord blood care recommendations for pregnant patients, and the overall triaging and care coordination for bleeding disorder OB and surgical patients.


The Opportunity

• In coordination with a physician, prepares surgery and delivery letters of care and distributes letters to appropriate personnel and facilities.

• Document operative and postoperative surgical outcomes within the appropriate record systems, used for data collection and reporting.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary surgery team meetings.
• Facilitate the preparation, distribution, and shipment of cord blood kits, and follow up on post-delivery cord blood specimen results.
• Manage prescription refill requests under physician direction.
• Document all patient encounters accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) system.
• Provide patient education to support understanding of care plans, procedures, and treatment expectations.

Performance Requirements

Knowledge:

• Care coordination protocols within a medical practice, including familiarity with nursing assessment, diagnosis, medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Health care systems, structure, and functions; community resources; state nursing laws; nurse practice guidelines; and policies and procedures.
• Basic laboratory procedures and use of health care technology, equipment, and supplies.
• Medical record documentation standards and federal/state regulations governing the release of health information.

Skills

• Strong judgment, critical thinking, and prioritization.
• Effective time management, problem solving, multitasking, prioritizing, and medical care coordination.
• Proficiency in using electronic health records to review patient history and support clinical decision-making.
• Ability to navigate highly sensitive interpersonal situations with professionalism.
• Competence in triage decision-making and remaining calm and responsive in emergency situations.

Abilities

• Engage patients and families in developing and implementing individualized care plans.
• Communicate clearly, calmly, and compassionately with patients.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Document accurately in the medical record, using correct spelling, punctuation, and with clear presentation of clinical information and care plans.
• Calculate and clearly communicate medication dosages and administration intervals.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing collaborative care for patients with chronic diseases; hematology experience preferred.

All IHI employees are expected to enable multi-factor authentication via their personal smartphone or smart device to access IHI systems as a requirement of their role.


This position is open to residents of the State of Indiana, and requires routine presence at our Center in Indianapolis, IN. Frequency of on-site presence is dependent upon role and department needs.


Benefits

Why join our team?

IHI is a not-for-profit program based in Indianapolis and offers a competitive salary and benefit package.

IHI is the only federally designated comprehensive hemophilia program in Indiana and serves the entire state through services available in Indianapolis and at outreach clinics.

IHI is a leader in hemophilia care, education and clinical research and has a dedicated on-site multidisciplinary staff to ensure availability of a wide range of required services.

IHI participates in national and international clinical research, including new infusion products and therapies, investigation of long-term outcomes, and the impact of associated conditions. The IHI research program provides patients access to new therapies, and an opportunity to improve care. Our center has more than 50 clinical research projects involving bleeding disorders, sickle cell disease, thrombosis and more.

Innovative Hematology, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.