Orthopedics Services Coordinator

Orthopedics Services Coordinator

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Orthopedics Services Coordinator with TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

To provide specialized orthopedic and bariatric care and coordination under the supervision of the director or designee or under MD supervision in compliance with hospital policies and procedures. The coordinator functions on the multidisciplinary team as an advocate, interpreter, educator, and counselor for orthopedic and bariatric patients. She/he is responsible for ensuring all orthopedic and bariatric patients receive quality and comprehensive services. She/he will coordinate patient care through the continuum in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. She/he will serve as a clinical resource with knowledge of the overall care of orthopedic and bariatric patients. She/he will serve as a liaison throughout the facility and in the community regarding services provided for this patient population. She/he may provide supportive services to physicians to include but not limited to casting, splinting, bracing and traction as necessary, oversight of orthopedic rental equipment and assistive devices. He/she is an active participant in the department team and performs the following function below as it relates to the orthopedic service line.He/she will be responsible for management of ongoing Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence requirements (MBSAQIP). This includes bariatric program development, patient and staff education, as well as oversight of multidisciplinary teams and acting as the liaison between bariatric surgical practices. Additional tasks may include the following:

• Design and Implement service line appropriate materials
• Coordinate with community liaisons to arrange educational opportunities
• Facilitates Pre-Op Joint and Bariatric Education Classes
• Performs staff level education and competency evaluation
• Gathers, analyzes, and presents performance improvement indicators for Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification
• Gathers patient satisfaction and patient functional outcomes data and shares information with appropriate audience
• Orders, maintains, and charges orthopedic and bariatric supplies when applicable
• Facilitates trusted relationship with physicians, office staff, interdisciplinary team, patients/families.
• Coordinate scheduling of support groups for orthopedic and bariatric patients
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings for orthopedic and bariatric programs
• Coordinate PAT testing, boot camp binder review with orthopedic and bariatric patients
• Review patient post-op encounters and track patient outcomes for orthopedic and bariatric registries

What Qualifications You Will Need:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Current licensure with the TN Board of Nursing.

Basic Life Support ( BLS) Healthcare Provider Certification required within 90 days of hire or promotion.

Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within one year of hire or promotion.

Benefits

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 150-bed hospital that has provided high-quality health care for over 40 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County and a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville, featuring Sumner County's only Level II NICU services which hosts spacious LDRP suites and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient services. In addition, our facility is Gold Seal Certified in Total Hip and Total with The Joint Commission.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Orthopedics Services Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.