Clinical Nurse Coordinator Peds Sedation

HCA Healthcare • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator Peds Sedation role provides nursing leadership in collaboration with the Nursing Manager. The position helps plan, organize, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate patient care and supports fiscal, human resource, risk management, and operational functions. It contributes to strategic planning and program development and maintains 24-hour accountability. The role also performs delegated duties within the department’s philosophy and scope of responsibility.

The coordinator delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with Wesley Medical Center standards, oversees direct nursing care, and supports quality-of-care activities and process improvement. The role maintains current professional knowledge, serves as a role model and resource, uses critical thinking to identify appropriate resources for patient-specific situations, and handles medications according to established guidelines. It also supports staffing assessments, incident and complaint resolution, regulatory and hospital policy compliance, departmental goal setting, staff hiring and evaluation, and required recordkeeping.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
• Registered Nurse Diploma.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• No experience required.
• No travel required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Nursing Manager to plan, organize, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate patient care.
• Support fiscal, human resource, risk management, and operational functions.
• Contribute to strategic planning and program development, and maintain 24-hour accountability.
• Deliver patient-centered nursing care in accordance with Wesley Medical Center standards.
• Evaluate nursing practice and participate in quality-of-care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements.
• Maintain professional knowledge, serve as a role model and resource, and oversee direct nursing care.
• Establish and maintain effective, respectful collaborative relationships and communication.
• Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify and access appropriate resources for patient-specific situations.
• Secure, administer, and handle medications according to established guidelines.
• Assist in assessing staffing patterns and personnel utilization according to patient acuity.
• Assist with investigating, documenting, and resolving complaints or incidents involving patients, visitors, physicians, and staff.
• Participate in and enforce hospital life-safety, quality, and risk-management policies and regulatory standards.
• Assist in developing and implementing departmental goals and objectives.
• Assist with interviewing, hiring, orienting, and evaluating staff performance.
• Maintain required department records and certifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance for eligible full-time candidates, up to $5,000.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off and paid family leave.
• Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• 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.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits.
• Adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed