Nurse Coordinator - CV OR - Full Time - Days

Nebraska Methodist Hospital•Omaha, NE

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Nurse Coordinator to join their team. This role is responsible for the coordination and delivery of quality care to patients and families according to their individualized needs. The system emphasizes a culture of exceptional care and employee value, offering competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a supportive work environment. The Nurse Coordinator will play a key role in ensuring patient flow, supervising staff, maintaining positive customer relations, managing the work environment, performing nursing assessments, and ensuring patient safety.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience on assigned unit required.
Current valid Nebraska RN License, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
For all units assigned to Code Blue Code Team duty, must maintain American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
Computer knowledge with abilities in word processing required.
Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years nursing experience preferred.
For PACU: Critical Care or Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience required.
Certification(s) in area of specialty preferred.
From National Certification Corporation (NCC) within 1 year of eligibility.
For PACU & Surgery OP Support HW : Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) preferred.
For PACU & Surgery OP Support HW : Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) preferred.
For PACU & Surgery OP Support HW : Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) preferred.
For Surgery Main: American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) preferred.
For MFH Surgery Main & MFH Surgery Outpatient: American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Knowledge of databases preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, ensuring understanding and comfort level of treatment.
Assures patient care assignments are made according to established criteria, policy and procedure, considering personnel experience, patient status, skill needs, safety, skill mix, and supervision required.
Coordinates unit patient flow of admissions and discharges to ensure bed availability.
Coaches, mentors, and role models patient care issues, supervises/evaluates care provided during the shift, and redirects staff to promote core values.
Ensures positive customer relations are maintained with hospital personnel, patients, visitors, and physicians.
Manages the environment and/or patient care situations to address risks appropriately, ensuring completion and follow-up on reports and monitoring environmental safety.
Assures appropriate utilization of human resources, supplies/equipment, and budget by adjusting staffing and monitoring unit activities.
Performs the Nursing Assessment Process to achieve optimal patient outcomes, including data from patients/significant others, prioritizing data collection, using assessment findings in discharge planning, and collaborating with physicians and other disciplines.
Performs technical skills competently and independently to assure patient safety.
Initiates action to correct, prevent, or minimize risks to the patient, family, or hospital employees, ensuring completion of appropriate reports and coaching staff on patient safety integration.
Reviews, delegates, and evaluates plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the state's Nurse Practice Act and Professional Standards of Practice.