House Nurse Coordinator

Appalachian Regional Healthcare • Paintsville, KY

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About The Position

The House Nurse Coordinator manages nursing services during an assigned shift under the guidance of the Director of Nursing Services, with the goal of providing safe, effective, and efficient nursing care. The role oversees shift operations, staffing, patient placement and transfers, compliance with hospital and regulatory requirements, and quality improvement. The coordinator may provide direct patient care when advanced skills and judgment are needed, relieve the Director of Nursing, and serve as house supervisor as required. The role may involve off shifts, weekends, holidays, on-call work, and hours beyond the standard schedule.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
• Current, unrestricted nursing license in the state of practice; the qualifications also specify a current, non-limited nursing license in the state of practice.
• At least three years of nursing experience.
• Demonstrated management and clinical skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and management abilities.
• Strong clinical assessment and patient care skills.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and standards of care.
• Ability to supervise, direct, and evaluate staff performance.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, staff, patients, and families.

Responsibilities

• Manage, plan, organize, and control nursing department activities during the assigned shift.
• Implement, interpret, and enforce work standards and procedures in compliance with hospital policies, governmental regulations, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Model compliance with established policies and procedures for nursing staff.
• Apply total quality management concepts to nursing service operations and evaluate shift effectiveness; recommend or make changes and ensure staff and supplies are available when needed.
• Determine patient placement according to nursing care needs and coordinate patient or equipment transfers in accordance with hospital policy.
• Coordinate solutions to interdepartmental problems with appropriate management and administrative personnel.
• Provide direct patient care when higher levels of skill and judgment are required, with care appropriate to the age of the patient served.
• Relieve the Director of Nursing and function as house supervisor as required.
• Maintain current knowledge in the field and recommend new services, products, and equipment.
• Continue professional development by attending education programs for nursing leaders.
• Interview, select, evaluate, discipline, and terminate personnel, or recommend such actions as necessary.
• Ensure employees receive orientation and required in-service training and maintain required licensure or certification.
• Reassign nursing staff according to patient classification system results.
• Adhere to hospital infection control policies and procedures.
• Serve on hospital and nursing committees as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager