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UCI Health Spine Coordinator

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team:

Position Summary: The Spine Coordinator will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to grow, develop and support the second opinion program, second opinion research, and the Spine Comprehensive Center at UCI Health. Duties will include triaging and facilitating care to spine patients, patient and staff education, data collection, protocol development, ensuring compliance with guidelines and current measures. The coordinator must be able to work in a self-directed environment, with the willingness and ability to collaborate with other members of the team. The incumbent functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for the patients in Spine Center. Incumbent is accountable for the quality of nursing practice and functions as the primary contact for spine patients. Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to spine care, diagnostic procedures, medication and other complex aspects of the plan of care. The nurse incorporates the psycho-motor and cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, surgery, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs, and follow up in the physician offices. Provides nursing services as needed and assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice and the referrals to the Spine Comprehensive Center.

What It Takes to be Successful:

Required Qualifications: Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job Minimum 6 months experience working as a RN in a Neurological Surgery setting Minimum 2 years of clinical experience Minimum 1 year experience working in a clinical or inpatient setting providing RN care to neurosurgical patients Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Demonstrated practice with and knowledge of chemotherapy agents Current CA RN license All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated knowledge of neurosurgical spine surgeries and care of the post-spine surgery patient Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse Basic Life Support Certified Neuroscience Nurse Education: Total Rewards We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Conditions of Employment: The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment: Background Check and Live Scan Employment Misconduct* Legal Right to Work in the United States Vaccination Policies Smoking and Tobacco Policy Drug Free Environment *Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.