Registered Nurse Coordinator, Bariatrics

About the Role

The Program Coordinator provides administrative oversight within the Bariatric Center under the supervision of the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery. This position combines administrative and clinical responsibilities to support the development of the Bariatric Surgical Program and the care of its patients.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and provides education for patients, families, nursing, and ancillary staff.
• Serves as a liaison between the bariatric center and other service lines in Saint Francis Hospital to coordinate care for bariatric surgical patients.
• Participates in staff and patient education and collaborates with the medical director to develop and manage community outreach efforts with provider offices and community events.
• Coordinates staff within assigned practices to ensure proper coverage for quality patient care and monitors attendance for all practice employees.
• Serves as a liaison and chief compliance officer for the hospital and bariatric center regarding MBSAQIP requirements.
• Assists with center development, maintaining relevant policies and procedures, patient education materials, outcomes data collection, quality improvement efforts, and ensures continuous compliance with MBSAQIP requirements.
• Provides clinical support to patients by addressing pre- and post-op concerns via office calls.
• Conducts pre-surgery concierge appointment calls with each patient to review diet progression, clearances, medication adjustments, CPAP usage during hospital stay, post-op instructions, and follow-up appointments.
• Performs post-op rounds on patient floors, follow-up phone calls, and shares surgeon/dietary follow-up post-operatively.
• Educates bariatric team and hospital staff on sensitivity training, bariatric surgical pre/post-op training both initially and annually.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Connecticut.
• BLS (AHA/ARC) certification.
• Bariatric or surgical experience preferred.

Benefits

• Full-time, 40-hour day shift, Monday–Friday.
• Great benefits and health insurance coverage starting on day one.