Bariatric Coordinator Registered Nurse

United Surgical Partners International

Frisco, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Asepsis, Clinical Assessment, Communication Skills, Consulting, Healthcare, Hospital, Knowledge Base, Leadership, Medical Treatment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Organizational Skills, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Performance Management, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Quality Monitoring, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Sample/Specimen Processing, Staff Training, Sterilization, Surgical Procedures, Team Player, The Joint Commission (TJC), Training/Teaching, Treatment Evaluation
LOCATION
Frisco, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago

The Center of Excellence Bariatric Coordinator works in collaboration with the Center of Excellence team, assisting in patient education classes and providing nursing support to the patients, families, staff and physicians. The Coordinator will assist in the implementation of the continuous readiness of the Bariatric program through direct interactions in ongoing compliance activities. This includes participating in Physician team meetings, Joint Commission Team meetings and activities, representing the Bariatric Program as needed. Monitors quality standards as determined by the Performance Improvement Plan, The Joint Commission standards and other regulatory agencies. This role assists the Center of Excellence Manager with report generation and review, process improvement, staff education and patient satisfaction.

Duties Include:

  • Assist in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient
  • Provide for accurate care and handling of specimens
  • Observe and enforce strict standards of sterilization
  • Observe, check and monitor all equipment used during surgery
  • Inventory all items pre and post-surgery
  • Select and handle instruments during surgery
  • Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Conduct pre, intra and post-operative education
  • Monitor patient vital signs
  • Respond to life-threatening situations base upon standard nursing protocols
  • Prep operating room
  • Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
  • Minimun of 3-5 years experience in bariatric care in a hospital setting
  • Current RN License in the State of Texas
  • Current CPR or BLS
  • Current Bariatric Nurse Certification required
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Good Organization habits
  • Excerllent Leadership skills
  • Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient
  • Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
  • Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and develop appropriate plans of action to move the facility ahead in its goals
  • Ability to work independently
  • Excellent teaching skills
  • Basic Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement ideology

About the Company

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United Surgical Partners International

Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.

Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.

Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.

Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
http://www.uspi.com/