Pre-hospital Pediatric Coordinator RN

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Pre-Admit RN, you will provide professional nursing care, guided by the nursing process and your scope of practice, with demonstrated pre-operative clinical expertise. Your role is vital in ensuring comprehensive patient readiness for procedures.

Every day, you will deliver essential clinical services within the Pre-Admission Testing Unit, planning and coordinating care for peri-operative patients across diverse surgical specialties. This involves applying and interpreting hospital policies, overseeing readiness of supplies and equipment, and maintaining strong communication with surgical scheduling, surgeons, and ancillary staff. You will actively participate in patient preparation, assessment, education, and contribute to operational and budgetary objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional clinical expertise in pre-operative nursing, strong organizational and communication skills, and a meticulous attention to detail in patient assessment and coordination. Your ability to manage pre-operative patient needs efficiently, collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to both clinical and operational goals will be essential for patient safety and optimal outcomes.

• Liaison & Communication: Act as the primary link with MCEMSA and pediatric committees to disseminate information and ensure policy compliance
• Education & Training: Teach MICN classes, coordinate staff competencies, and provide prehospital, trauma, stroke, STEMI, and pediatric education
• Quality Improvement (QI): Lead and participate in EMS, ED pediatric, and clinical QI/PI activities and medical supervision
• Pediatric Care Coordination: Serve as the PECC to ensure ED readiness, equipment availability, and specialized care for all children
• Disaster & Injury Prevention: Promote pediatric disaster preparedness, community outreach, and patient/family illness and injury prevention education

Required

• Associate Of Nursing ADN or minimum two (2)years of Acute Care Nursing Experience 
• Registered Nurse: CA
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN), within 6 (six) months  
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), within eighteen (18) months  
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), within 6 (six) months  
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP) within 6 (six) months 

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing BSN Pediatric experience, MICN experience, upon hire
• Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse BCEN, upon hire

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.  This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.