Nurse Navigator - Clinic Neuroscience

Spine Coordinator

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region.

Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and qua ternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center.

UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The Spine Coordinator will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to grow, develop and support the second opinion program, second opinion research, and the Spine Comprehensive Center at UCI Health. Duties will include triaging and facilitating care to spine patients, patient and staff education, data collection, protocol development, ensuring compliance with guidelines and current measures. The coordinator must be able to work in a self-directed environment, with the willingness and ability to collaborate with other members of the team.

The incumbent functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for the patients in Spine Center. Incumbent is accountable for the quality of nursing practice and functions as the primary contact for spine patients. Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to spine care, diagnostic procedures, medication and other complex aspects of the plan of care.

The nurse incorporates the psycho-motor and cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, surgery, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs, and follow up in the physician offices. Provides nursing services as needed and assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice and the referrals to the Spine Comprehensive Center.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job Minimum 6 months experience working as a RN in a Neurological Surgery setting Minimum 2 years of clinical experience Minimum 1 year experience working in a clinical or inpatient setting providing RN care to neurosurgical patients Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Demonstrated practice with and knowledge of chemotherapy agents Current CA RN license All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of neurosurgical spine surgeries and care of the post-spine surgery patient Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families Licenses and

Certifications:

Registered Nurse Basic Life Support Certified Neuroscience Nurse

Education:

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