RN Structural Heart; TAVR Coordinator Union, Non-Exempt

RN Structural Heart (TAVR) Coordinator – Full Time 8 Hours Days (Union, Non-Exempt)

Apply for the RN Structural Heart (TAVR) Coordinator role at Keck Medicine of USC.

• Accountable to the unit Manager and/or the Director of the department.
• Adherence to identified nursing standards of practice.
• Annually demonstrate competence in critical behaviors for the assigned area.
• Display professional commitment and promote unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• Responsible for planning, directing, implementing, and evaluating patient care, including delegation of nursing care to licensed and unlicensed staff as appropriate.
• Participate in the organization-wide Performance Improvement Program through orientation, education, quality control, performance improvement, and quality planning activities.
• Demonstrate the IRAISE values in all professional and patient care interactions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Manager/Director/Clinical Lead RN.
• Prioritize cases to provide service to the most urgent patients.
• Organize patient transportation, surgical team coordination, age‑specific admission evaluation, and pre‑operative preparation, including pre‑operative work‑up.
• Utilize established protocols and follow appropriate pre‑ and post‑procedure orders based on patient evaluation.
• Follow up on patients post‑procedurally.
• Participate with patients, families, and other healthcare providers in evaluating patient outcomes.
• Provide coaching and mentoring of staff to improve patient outcomes.
• Coordinate pre‑ and post‑procedure patient/family education tailored to the patient’s age, developmental needs, level of understanding, cultural considerations, barriers, motivators, and limitations.
• Coordinate discharge planning.
• Communicate with patients’ families, medical consultants, medical and hospital staff, outside referring physicians, and medical groups.
• Communicate with insurance company utilization review and authorization personnel.
• Gather and maintain data and reports required by government agencies and the Quality Review Department/Hospital Administration.
• Act as a resource person for nurse coordinators, nursing, and other hospital staff.
• Review, interpret, integrate, and analyze patient clinical findings.
• Effectively communicate findings and recommendations to achieve patient outcomes.
• Identify the need for and coordinate patient/family conferences as needed.
• Ensure a physician‑specific plan of care is in place for patients.
• Propose alternative treatment options to ensure a cost‑effective and efficient plan of care.
• Review clinical findings and diagnostic reports, correlating medical record findings with patient assessment findings.
• Identify and create solutions to remove barriers that impede optimum patient care delivery.
• Provide supportive and therapeutic clinical interventions as indicated.
• Ensure referrals for consultants are completed in a timely manner and follow through as appropriate.
• Identify the lead physician in complex cases with multiple practitioners.
• Ensure appropriate resource utilization relevant to financial, regulatory, and clinical aspects of care.
• Provide consultation and mediation services to facilitate patient progression toward desired outcomes.
• Collaborate with the entire health‑care team to identify the primary patient/family decision maker and communicate care plans as indicated.
• Identify and record avoidable delays and days.
• Document and resolve/refer any discrepancies from standards of care issues to responsible individuals.
• Identify potential risk management or quality issues and resolve them through intervention or referral as appropriate.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing

• Possess basic computer skills.

• Registered Nurse – RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

• 1 year acute care experience.
• Current RN experience in…