RN Clinical Program Coordinator – Mercy Outreach Surgical Team
Facility: Scripps Mercy San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Part Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 262002769
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Scripps Mercy Hospital has served central and downtown San Diego since 1890 and is the oldest medical center in the county. The San Diego campus is located near the corner of 5th Avenue and Washington Street in Hillcrest.
Scripps Mercy Hospital consists of two campuses in San Diego and Chula Vista.
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego’s campus includes the O’Toole Breast Care Center, a 24-hour emergency room that is a Level I Trauma Center, outpatient physical rehabilitation, minimally invasive robotic surgery and our childbirth unit (including a Level II neonatal intensive care unit).
Job Description
This is a part-time position working 20 hours/week at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest with the MOST team. MOST is a structured global surgery program run out of Scripps Mercy that combines clinical care, logistics, and outreach.
Why join Scripps Health?
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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.
- Beckers 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.
Overview of position:
- Plan, implement, and coordinate services for an assigned clinical program
- Serve as a clinical expert and liaison among physicians, staff, agencies, and patients/families
- Provide clinical consultation and direct patient care to evaluate and improve care processes
- Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards
- Maintain up-to-date policies, procedures, and documentation
- Integrate research, best practices, and clinical workflows into program operations
- Collect, analyze, and share clinical quality performance data with committees
- Align all activities with the organization’s mission and vision
Daily Tasks:
- Triage patient inquiries and manage incoming clinical data from liaison
- Create visual summaries and materials for surgeon to review and patient selection
- Plan and oversee screening clinic operations, including workflow design, station layout, volunteer assignments, and patient prioritization
- Coordinate multidisciplinary clinical teams, including anesthesia, nursing, pharmacy, and surgeons.
- Ensure availability of appropriate medical supplies and equipment to support safe patient care.
- Support patient follow-up, documentation, and record maintenance.
- Identify and report quality improvement opportunities and present findings to the operations committee for discussion and action.
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Required:
- BSN. RN.
- Two years recent clinical nursing experience in area of program specialty.
Required Certification/Registration:
- Specific to program, BLS, ACLS from AHA
Preferred:
- Familiarity with healthcare regulations such as HIPAA, patient safety standards, and accreditation requirements.
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of international philanthropic medical missions, including global health principles, cross-cultural care delivery, ethical standards, and coordination of sustainable, community-centered healthcare initiatives.
- Spanish speaking.
In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.
Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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