Description
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Summary:
Supervises and delivers competent clinical nursing care for a specific patient population. Reporting and accountable to the unit Manager/Director, the Clinical Coordinator organizes and delivers patient care as a peer leader utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
Responsibilities:
• Administers patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures. Completes complex clinical tasks and procedures requiring specialty training in both clinical competency and documentation / recordkeeping.
• Leads unit through routine daily operations, guiding staff in complex situations and responding to emergent circumstances. Collaborates with peer leaders and management to develop and deliver unit staffing schedule. Reviews and submits timekeeping records.
• Participates in routine talent acquisition, development, evaluation and counseling. Identifies performance management concerns and opportunities and escalates as needed.
• Updates plan of care in coordination with interdisciplinary care team. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families in collaboration with case management team.
• Develops clinical and operational excellence in self and in peers through education and training. Coordinates evaluation, affirmation and/or documentation of staff’s clinical competency and credentials. Precepts entry-level staff.
• Refines and documents unit processes, especially as resulting from organizational initiatives. Contributes to and edits unit policies and practices. Facilitates and documents effective use of electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) system. Reviews recordkeeping for alignment with accreditation standards.
• Promotes a safety culture in assigned unit. Ensures accurate reporting of safety events and near misses. Participates as unit representative in quality and safety initiatives. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all, including the application of standard precautions and principles of infection control.
• Ensures competency in all required skills and completes competency assessment annually per the documented competency checklist. Adheres to documented policies and processes as well as performing other related duties as assigned.
Other information:
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification prior to performing clinical care. Training and certification opportunities will be provided.
Required
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina or one of compact states by the day of clinical care.
• One (1) year of experience working in a registered nurse role in an acute care / inpatient hospital setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Pre Operation Phase II
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
