Saint Joseph London is a 150-bed regional hospital located in London Kentucky. Founded in 1926 Saint Joseph London opened a new $152 million 340000-square foot regional facility in 2010. We offer the latest technology along with nationally ranked award-winning services. Our patient rooms are private with most overlooking a small lake and garden on the 52-acre healing environment. Saint Joseph London treats patients from southeastern Kentucky including those from Clay Laurel Jackson Knox Pulaski Rockcastle and Whitley counties. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

This position is responsible and accountable for total unit/s operations on a 24-hour basis to include fiscal management, staff development, and resource management with the ultimate goal of achieving quality and safe patient care.   

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
2. Supervises assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff of the department to ensure the quality of work.
3. Manages the workflow of the unit to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
4. Implements and supports patterns and ensures availability of sufficient qualified staff to meet patient care needs.
5. Develops staffing patterns and ensures availability of sufficient qualified staff to meet patient care needs.
6. Works to develop and retain highly skilled and well-rounded staff including hiring, orienting, training, directing work, evaluating performance and assuring clinical competency.
7. Contributes to the effective management of the department including supplies, equipment, space, technology, policies and procedures.
8. Contributes to the financial viability of the organization including managing productivity and budgeting process.
9. Maintains effective working relationships, communication and collaborative decision making with medical staff, other departments, leaders, staff and others.
10. Assists the organization in maintaining and achieving its goals related to licensure, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
11. Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and competence.
12. Responsible for accurate and timely delivery of various reports including staff schedules, payroll, labor productivity, IRIS and others as assigned.
13. Participates in community activities on behalf of the organization.

Develops/designs the orthopedic service line care delivery with the provider and office staff transitioning the patient along the care continuum into the post-acute setting. Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to ensure efficient, cost effective and high quality care. Designs an educational program focused towards the patient and family and includes the expectations of the patient care experience. Assists the patient with the development of realistic care goals to ensure optimization of function postoperatively. Develops continuing education offerings for staff, physician offices and other providers. Expands the orthopedic services within Saint Joseph London through the development and maintenance of relationships with referring physicians and the general public through the development of educational materials, networking and seminars.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Works to expand the orthopedic service line through networking and relationship development.
• Develops educational programs, materials and classes to increase the patient and family’s knowledge of orthopedic care, expectations and recovery.
• Assists the patient in the development of care goals to maximize the patient’s post-operative functioning and patient’s health outcomes.
• Provides continuing education to care providers through one on one education, participation in the orientation of all care providers and formal education offerings.
• Development of care pathways through the incorporation of evidence based practices to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Ensures compliance with CMS requirements and compliance standards. 
• Plans and implements strategies supporting core measure compliance, high quality outcomes and enhance the patient experience.
• Assists in the evaluation of technology and equipment needs to assist in patient care and promotes the bone and joint program.
• Develops and supports an integrated care delivery model through the building of interdisciplinary collaboration from the preoperative period to the post-acute setting.
• Assists in establishing collaborative relationships between medical and nursing staff.  In collaboration with Directors, Department Managers, and Service Excellence, follows up and resolves physician/patient issues and concerns.
• Research Joint Commission requirements for achieving Center of Excellence designation.  Identify other successful orthopedic programs for both internal and external to CHI as models for Saint Joseph London Orthopedic Center of Excellence.
• Work collaboratively with Orthopedic Council to identify and prioritize steps for achieving Center of Excellence designation and assets with implementation of approved programs.
• Recommend goals, benchmarks and timeliness necessary to be considered for Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation.
• Maintain current knowledge of new clinical technologies, changes in care delivery models and the emergence of new programs/therapies to ensure the program offers the leading-edge patient care experience in the region.

Maintains flexibility to engage in projects, prioritization along with the ability for multi-tasking to achieve identified goals.  Performs onsite visits, assessments, reports and serves as a liaison between providers, the hospital, and senior leadership.

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Required Education:

• BSN Degree

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• Current RN license in the State of Kentucky
• BLS
• Orthopedic Nurse Certification (ONC) obtained within 2 years of hire

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum of 3 years RN experience required

• Minimum of 2 years leadership (i.e. RN-Charge) experience required.  Equivalent leadership capabilities will be considered in lieu of the leadership experience requirement based on executive leadership approval. 

• 3-5 years RN experience in a clinical or hospital setting required with at least 2 years of experience with orthopedics

PREFERRED Qualifications:

• Must be able to demonstrate advanced skills and abilities of a registered nurse, practicing within the nursing scope of practice.
• Must have ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  
• Also, be able to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deliver successful results. 
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills and must be moderately advanced with experience in handling complex situations and conflicts. Microsoft Office, Clinical Documentation, Payroll system.
• Masters of Science in Nursing or appropriate clinical specialty area preferred.