RN Clinical Program Coordinator - Head / Neck Surgery - Mercy San Diego (Hillcrest)

This is a benefited, exempt, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 8:30am-5pm. Located at Scripps Mercy San Diego in Hillcrest and required to float to Mission Valley as needed.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Why Mercy San Diego Head/Neck Surgery? 

• Be a part of developing a new, advanced Head/Neck Surgery program at Mercy San Diego
• Join a dynamic team and contribute your organizational skills

What you'll do: 

• Roughly 40-50% direct face to face interactions with patients with the expectation for that to increase as the program develops. 
• Provides care coordination and patient education
• Assists with procedures
• Responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating services and activities associated with the assigned clinical program.
• This position acts as an expert clinical resource and communications liaison to physicians, office personnel, nursing staff, allied health professionals, outside agency and community resources, and patients and their families.
• Through involvement in clinical consultation and direct patient care, assesses and improves the patient care process for the program.
• This position is responsible for maintaining quality and regulatory standards, maintaining current and accurate policies and associated documents, serving as a link integrating relevant research, best practice and clinical delivery processes procedures and practices, all in a manner which is consistent with the Mission and Vision of Scripps Health.
• Collects and disseminates clinical quality performance data to site and system committees.

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Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• BSN
• CA RN License
• Two years recent clinical nursing experience in area of program specialty

Required Certification/Registration:

• BLS
• ACLS

Preferred experience:

• Clinic experience