House Nurse Coordinator

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.•Hazard, KY

About The Position

The House Nurse Coordinator manages nursing services on 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, policy compliance, quality management, and coordination with other departments. It may also involve direct patient care, serving as house supervisor, and relieving the Director of Nursing as required.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
Minimum of three years of nursing experience.
Demonstrated management and clinical skills.
Current, unrestricted nursing license in the state of practice.
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 verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, staff, patients, and families.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and control nursing department activities on the assigned shift.
Implement, interpret, and enforce shift work standards and procedures in compliance with hospital policies, governmental regulations, and regulatory agency requirements; model compliance with established policies and procedures.
Apply total quality management concepts to nursing service operations and evaluate shift effectiveness, recommending or making changes as indicated.
Ensure appropriate staff and supplies are available to patients 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, recommend new services, products, and equipment, and pursue professional development through 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 based on 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.