Required Skills/Experience:
Previous program development and implementation experience is required.
Thorough knowledge of TJC Disease-Specific and other regulatory requirements is required.
Required skills include risk factor identification, joint replacement population care, inpatient processes/protocols, disease process, and patient and family education.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Recent experience in orthopedics preferred.

Required Credentials:
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Preferred.
AS in nursing required.
BA preferred.

Preferred Credentials:
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner certification preferred.

Unit Details:
Patient population is the joint replacement population from pre-operative class through recovery.
Facilitates and coordinates care for joint replacement patients through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Offers pre-operative classes and patient and family education, helps patients understand treatment and after-care, and provides follow-up support throughout recovery to improve quality of life.
Provides psychosocial and emotional support and community-resource support to joint replacement patients and families.
Develops, manages, implements, and evaluates the Joint Replacement Program in coordination with the program committee.
Supports Joint Commission certification and associated data-reporting requirements.
Develops educational materials for patients, families, and clinical staff and participates in Joint Certification meetings and related committees/taskforces.
Coordinates timely care with medical staff.
Uses Word and Excel.

Shift & Scheduling:
Opportunity to come in a little later on some days.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

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