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Joint and Ortho Program Coordinator – Full Time Days

_Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together_

+ **Work location:** Texas Health Dallas 8200 Walnut Lane, Dallas, TX 75231

+ **Work hours:** Full Time Days - Monday through Friday. Typically 8-5 with variety if needed to interact with physicians early in the day or later in the evening.

Ortho Admin Highlights:

• Interacting with peri-operative services, the orthopedics and trauma units, and working hand in hand with the OR supervisors, unit managers, and partnering directly with supply chain and the physicians.

• Very multidisciplinary and multidepartment work.

• The Orthopedics Service line is fast growing and is slated to make a big impact on the community and consumers.

What you need:

+ Bachelor's Degree Nursing required

• Ortho certification preferred

+ 3 Years clinical experience in acute care setting required

+ Leadership experience preferred

• Previous experience managing joint or specialty programs strongly preferred.

• Auditing experience preferred.

What you will do:

+ Customer & Interdepartmental Relations

+ Identifies patient amenities and secures necessary resources to administer the services.

+ Staff Development & Relations

+ Maintains open and active communication among all Disciplines/ Departments as required.

+ Physician Relations

+ Prepares the regularly scheduled Joint Center Team meeting agenda/ minutes.

+ Patient Education

+ Creates measurement systems for tracking surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction

Skills

Demonstrated verbal and written ability to communicate effectively and professionally across disciplines. Ability to handle multiple demands as well as respond to rapidly changing priorities. Ability to manage and grow a specialty program, including the clinical, administrative, educational and promotional components. Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational capability.

Additional perks of being at Texas Health

+ Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development. Plus an RN Step Program including NCAP and a nursing certification test-prep content for specialty nurses.

+ A Nursing Excellence Advisory Board to provide the framework and methodology for funding projects to improve the quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

+ A strong shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.

+ A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

**Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas** has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, and emergency medicine, we’ve got it. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Care Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. You belong here.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

**_Do you still have questions or concerns?_** Feel free to email your questions to [email protected]

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