Certification in specialty clinical area preferred
Responsibilities
Facilitates unit operations according to policies and regulations
Coordinates staffing assignments for quality care
Directs patient care by nursing staff during shifts
Champions new initiatives and participates in committees
Communicates nursing care details to patients and families
Implements action plans for safe and efficient care
Ensures safety and security for patients and staff
Provides direct patient care and ongoing assessments
Monitors patient responses to interventions
Completes quality improvement activities for the shift
Assesses and intervenes in critical situations
Maintains a clean and safe environment
Analyzes daily activities for operational improvements
Anticipates staffing needs for future shifts
Facilitates interdepartmental communication of incidents
Provides input on budgetary staffing issues
Establishes interdepartmental relationships for patient care
Assesses staff development needs and orients new staff
Serves as a resource for nursing staff
Benefits
Wide range of benefits for physical, emotional, and financial well-being
Resources for unexpected life events
Detailed benefits information available online
Full Job Description
Job Description
The Clinical Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
An experienced Registered Nurse, who in addition to providing direct patient care, is accountable for facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, patient flow, staffing, resource utilization, and problem solving on a given shift.
Responsibilities:
Facilitates unit operations on a shift basis according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.
Coordinates unit based staffing assignments on a shift basis to achieve high quality and cost effective care.
Directs patient care provided by staff nurses and support personnel for a specific shift.
Champions new initiatives and helps in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forces.
Communicates directly with patients and significant others about nursing care.
Implements appropriate action plans to provide safe, quality, and efficient care.
Assures safety and security of patients, significant others, and staff.
Provides direct patient care. Performs ongoing assessment of assigned patients and their significant others' biopsychosocial and learning needs.
Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant others.
Monitors and documents the patient's response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes.
Assures that quality improvement activities are completed for the assigned shift.
Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed.
Ensures that the environment is clean, attractive, safe and free from hazards for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Analyzes patterns of daily activities and recommends operational/program changes as needed.
Anticipates staffing needs for subsequent shifts and makes necessary arrangements for coverage.
Facilitates effective interdepartmental communication of incidents with appropriate personnel (manager, administrator, medical staff, etc.). Identifies and communicates key issues and trends to managers and makes recommendations for improvement on an ongoing basis.
Provides input to manager on budgetary issues, particularly staffing and cost containment strategies.
Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient care.
Assesses and communicates staff development needs to manager.
Orients staff to Clinical Coordinator and Charge role.
Serves as a resource for staff.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
Two or more years in clinical specialty
CPR - Basic Life Support
Preferred:
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Certification in specialty clinical area
Additional Information
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.
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Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.
If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.
