Geriatric Surgery Coordinator
3 weeks ago
Overview:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The **Geriatric Surgery Coordinator** plans, directs, develops and organizes the daily operation of the Geriatric Surgery Program at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). This role partners with the Director of Surgery and the Geriatric Quality Committee to ensure the program obtains and maintains Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) certification, forming Geriatric Surgery Quality Committee, ensuring all GSV standards are met, maintaining performance improvement indicators, serving as the main point of contact with the American College of Surgeons (ACS), overseeing the day-to-day operations of the GSV program, tracking the implementation progress of action items for the Geriatric Quality Committee and initiating and overseeing annual quality improvement initiatives and community outreach projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
- Minimum of 2 years of adult medical/surgical and/or geriatric nursing required
- Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) certification (may obtain within the first 90 days of employment) required
- Current valid New Jersey Nursing license required
- Well-developed critical thinking and analytical skills
- Independent worker accustomed to clear accountability and reporting
- High level or organizational skills to manage projects, timetables, and implementation plans
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms
**Responsibilities**:
A day in the life of an **Geriatric Surgery Coordinator** at _Hackensack Meridian_ _Health_ includes:
- Provides counseling, education and instruction. Evaluates that patient care is administered consistently through intervention, written documentation, observation and comparison to established standards.
- Demonstrates knowledge of adult medical surgical patients and the patho-physiology of the geriatric patient including but not limited to risk factors management, short and long term complications, nutrition, behavioral changes and patient education. Serves as a clinical resource regarding patient care concerns and issues.
- Ensures nursing unit compliance with policies, procedures and patient care documentation requirements. Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements including Department of Health and The Joint Commission (TJC). Assures program meets requirements of ACS and other institutional requirements and guidelines.
- Assists the Medical/Surgical Director in the development and implementation of the Center's operation protocols, and policies and procedures. Updates protocols, policies and procedures based on Quality Improvement data. Monitors compliance to protocols, policies and procedures.
- Assists Medical Director in developing forms, educational materials and brochures.
- Serves as a liaison for staff, administration, hospital departments and surgeons offices.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned. 8. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
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