Nurse Coordinator - Surgical Short Stay - Full Time - Days

Best Care•Omaha, NE

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Coordinator is accountable for coordinating and delivering quality care to patients and families according to each patient’s individualized needs. This role is based at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, and works a 36-hour-per-week day schedule, 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. The coordinator oversees patient assignments, unit admissions and discharges, staffing, and patient flow; supports and evaluates staff; and collaborates with hospital personnel and other care providers to promote continuity of care. The role also performs nursing assessments and care planning, supports patient and family education, monitors patient outcomes, and promotes safe, effective nursing practice. The coordinator helps ensure regulatory and quality standards are met and that risks, patient concerns, and environmental safety issues are addressed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required. For MFH, an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) plus five years of healthcare-related leadership experience is accepted instead of a bachelor’s degree.
Successful completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
At least 1–2 years of experience on the assigned unit.
Current valid Nebraska RN license, valid compact multistate license, or temporary permit while awaiting licensure.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within three months of hire; strongly preferred at hire.
Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required; for Short Stay, ACLS is required within six months of hire.
Strong interpersonal skills to communicate and interact effectively with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and coworkers.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments.
Computer knowledge, including word processing, and ability to learn and use department and hospital information systems.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of nursing experience preferred.
Knowledge of databases preferred.
Certification in the specialty area from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) preferred within one year of eligibility.
Basic Life Support certification at the time of hire is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide age-appropriate care and individualized customer service based on patient needs.
Make and adjust patient-care assignments based on staff experience, patient status and needs, safety, skill mix, and required supervision; pair new and float personnel with practice partners and report issues or trends to the Service Leader.
Coordinate admissions, transfers, discharges, and unit bed availability; anticipate demand-capacity mismatches, develop daily flow plans, assign beds within 20 minutes of a request or notify the bed coordinator if that timeframe cannot be met, and present unit status and plans at bed huddles when needed.
Coach, mentor, and role-model for assigned staff; supervise and evaluate care during the shift, contribute to staff development plans, serve as a resource, and address performance or care issues.
Promote positive relations with patients, families, visitors, physicians, and hospital personnel; ensure effective shift reports, rounds, and SBAR communication; and coordinate with care managers, service secretaries, support staff, other units, and external agencies.
Manage patient-care and environmental risks, follow up on clinical variance reports, patient and staff concerns, and narcotic discrepancies, monitor safety checks, contribute to policy and procedure updates, and help maintain readiness for regulatory surveys.
Adjust staffing to census, guidelines, and budget; facilitate staffing for the next shift; monitor resource use and overtime; and address supply or equipment utilization issues.
Perform the nursing assessment process, develop and update care plans, contribute to discharge planning and patient education, collaborate with physicians and other disciplines, document care, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, monitor outcomes, and provide complete change-of-shift reports.
Perform technical skills competently and independently, and learn new skills and equipment within unit specifications and timeframes.
Initiate measures to correct, prevent, or minimize risks; complete appropriate reports, communicate unresolved issues, coach staff on patient-safety practices and near-miss reporting, and protect patient confidentiality.
Review, delegate, and evaluate staff assignments in accordance with scope of practice, competency, clear communication, and appropriate feedback.