Work Schedule: 5 days per week, 8-hours shifts
As an RN Orthopedics Program Coordinator—whether your leadership background aligns as an RN Joint Coordinator, Orthopedic Coordinator, RN Total Joint Program Coordinator, Orthopedic Nurse Navigator, Orthopedic Clinical Care Coordinator, Spine and Joint Program Coordinator, Orthopedic Service Line Coordinator, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Program Coordinator, or Orthopedic Patient Care Coordinator—you will practice within Corpus Christi Medical Center, an expansive, multi-campus acute care healthcare system recognized as the premier medical hub for the Texas Coastal Bend community. This specialized role drives the clinical excellence, coordination, and development of our nationally recognized musculoskeletal service lines. Our comprehensive orthopedic program was the very first in the region to earn disease-specific care certification from The Joint Commission for total knee and total hip replacement surgeries, demonstrating our network's commitment to top-tier safety and clinical outcomes.
Operating across our major acute care campuses, our program coordinators leverage an advanced, high-acuity environment equipped with cutting-edge technology, including robot-assisted surgery for precise joint replacements. You will lead and collaborate within an elite multidisciplinary network comprising board-certified orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, specialized physical and occupational therapists, dedicated certified orthopedic nurses, and radiologic technologists. This leadership role serves as the single clinical point of contact to seamlessly navigate patients through the entire care continuum—from managing community-facing preoperative education classes to tracking post-operative rehabilitation, process improvement metrics, and long-term functional recovery. Backed by robust hospital resources, trauma surgery centers, and an integrated network of outpatient rehabilitation lines, our coordinators are fully empowered to drive program development, maintain prestigious accreditation standards, and restore the quality of life for families across South Texas
Job Summary and Qualifications
What you will do in this role
- Serves as the expert resource and role model in Orthopedics/Neurology, guiding staff through clinical decision-making and the nursing process.
- Provides direct clinical direction, evaluates the quality of care provided, and completes specific competencies on the validation checklists.
- Communicates seamlessly with the Perioperative team and external departments to prioritize work and meet surgical needs.
- Delivers age-specific care, protects patient privacy (PHI), and maintains ongoing communication with nurses regarding patient conditions.
- Ensures rigorous adherence to hospital policies, patient safety initiatives, mandatory education, and professional performance goals.
- Demonstrates advanced technical skills, maintains aseptic technique and sterile environments, manages instrument care, and documents all patient care.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
- Current BLS issued from American Heart Association required
- 3-5 years of clinical Orthopedics experience as a licensed RN in a hospital preferred
Benefits
Corpus Christi Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our RN Coord Ortho Program opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
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