Coordinator - Clinical | Emergency Department | Full Time

Gritman Medical Center•Moscow, ID

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator for the Emergency Department is a full-time role responsible for providing clinical care and supervision to patients and staff. This position involves collaborating with physicians and hospital leadership, managing staff development, and ensuring departmental leadership in the absence of the Director. The role also focuses on quality improvement, compliance with regulatory agencies, community outreach, fostering a patient-centered culture, and managing departmental finances. The coordinator acts as a professional role model, upholding the organization's mission, vision, and values.

Requirements

At minimum an associate degree in nursing from an accredited school.
If no BSN upon hire, enrollment in a program within 6 months of hire.
[Idaho] Registered Nurse (RN) License
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required
Minimum of three (3) years clinical experience trauma, emergency, or critical care services.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Strong analysis/problem-solving skills
Computer proficiency
Proven leadership ability
Excellent planning, budgeting, and fiscal management skills
Exceptional nursing practice skills in trauma environment
Ability to identify potential clinical situations impacting trauma outcomes
Data abstraction related to trauma registry
Ability to educate and present effectively

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred at time of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical care to patients.
Supervise clinical staff (RN, CNA, HUC).
Ensure clinical competence in procedural skills, treatments, and patient/caregiver education.
Organize and prioritize clinical responsibilities.
Collaborate with physicians, Department Director, Medical Director, and other clinicians.
Communicate with hospital staff regarding patient needs and department quality indicators.
Maintain regular communication with the department director.
Establish effective networking with colleagues throughout the hospital and referral regions, maintaining interactions with all healthcare team members.
Engage in staff development through in-services and skills development activities.
Provide individual instruction and orientation.
Assist in human resource management (interviewing, hiring, orientation, performance appraisals, coaching/disciplinary processes).
Collaborate with Department Director on department objectives (financial, patient experience, quality, safety, staff/physician satisfaction).
Assist with department staff meetings and attend other assigned meetings.
Provide department leadership in the absence of the Department Director.
Identify areas of improvement in processes and procedures.
Collaborate in performance improvement and Lean activities.
Develop and maintain department clinical policies and procedures.
Maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Develops forums for discussion and resolution of product line issues and defines annual goals for trauma services.
Ensures trauma services align with GMC's mission and regulatory standards, maintaining accreditation and professional standards.
Enhance community outreach and education within the referral area.
Serve as a unifying force to achieve trauma services goals and organizational commitments to care.
Recognize and respond to contemporary healthcare trends and reimbursement issues.
Foster a patient-centered culture with emphasis on purposeful rounding, AIDET, and bed-side shift report.
Ensure age and development-appropriate care.
Monitor and address causes of injuries in the facility, ensuring staff are equipped and trained to prevent injuries.
Monitor financial viability of the department through budget input, expense control, and quality improvement.
Ensure clinical progression towards defined quality outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, and system efficiency.
Demonstrate a code of conduct reflective of a professional healthcare provider.
Act as a role model for the organization's mission, vision, values, and standards of behavior.
Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.
Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope-of-practice or job role.
Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.
Demonstrates excellent customer service through their attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.