Clinical Coordinator-PN (SCOBGYN & LFP Forest Acres)

Lexington Medical Center•Forest Acres, SC

21d

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator serves as an administrative liaison and resource throughout the practice, facilitating, coordinating, and overseeing patient care. The role is responsible for clinical staff and assignments, the vacation calendar, new-staff department orientation, and patient education. The coordinator supports and guides clinical policies and procedures and helps ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The position also includes direct clinical duties, such as rooming and assessing patients, assisting with procedures, implementing physician orders, medication management, patient education, and clinical documentation. The coordinator supports staff development and performance, helps manage human resources and staffing allocations, communicates with practice leadership and other departments, and participates in quality and process-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
At least 3 years of clinical experience, including at least 2 years in a specialty area or related medical setting within the past 5 years.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing.
Current CPR certification.
Demonstrated basic first-aid knowledge.
An ASN/ADN with 3 years of clinical experience may be substituted with a Bachelor’s in Nursing and 2 years of experience in areas of specialty within the past 5 years.

Responsibilities

Facilitate, coordinate, and oversee the process of patient care.
Coordinate clinical staff, staff assignments, the vacation calendar, and department orientation for new staff.
Provide patient and caregiver communication and education, and respond to requests and needs from patients and office staff.
Perform medication-management duties as directed by physicians, including injections, administration of sample medications, and medication education.
Prepare and maintain exam rooms, remove outdated medications and supplies, and keep stock at par levels.
Follow equipment cleaning and sterilization procedures and ensure clinical staff compliance.
Room patients, conduct assessments, assist with procedures, implement physician orders, provide patient education, and document clinical information.
Operate and maintain equipment, including routine maintenance, supply ordering, log sheets, and cleaning; provide input on equipment selection.
Follow department policies and procedures and ensure staff compliance.
Obtain precertifications and authorizations as needed, and comply with coding documentation requirements for proper billing.
Provide statistical reports to the Practice Manager and physicians as needed.
Assess human-resource needs, plan and evaluate employee activities, manage resources, and reallocate nursing staff to meet patient-care needs.
Foster positive employee development and performance; provide input and assist with probationary and annual nursing staff evaluations.
Recommend and initiate personnel actions for performance issues through appropriate channels, and follow up on issues within the assigned area.
Identify nursing staff education needs, contribute to education programs, and maintain personal certifications and mandatory education requirements.
Communicate effectively within the practice and with other departments, keep the Manager informed, and collaborate with staff, physicians, and midlevel providers to solve problems.
Clarify and interpret administrative, personnel, and nursing-services policies and procedures.
Represent nursing staff at meetings and serve on committees as assigned.
Use the electronic health record and other electronic communication systems to convey information.
Answer and transfer telephone calls, take messages, perform phone triage, and update providers appropriately.
Identify ineffective routines, interventions, and systems and take action to improve them; contribute to process evaluation, improvement, and department quality initiatives.
Promote compliance with applicable health and safety regulatory agencies.
Perform other duties as assigned or as required in an emergency.

Benefits

Day-one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
403(b) match plan enrollment from day one; employer matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer-paid life insurance equal to 1x salary.
Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums, up to 3x salary.
Adoption assistance.
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
Tuition reimbursement.
Student loan forgiveness.
Sign-on bonus of up to $12,500.