OR RN Clinical Coordinator

Granville Health System • Oxford, NC

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The OR RN Clinical Coordinator is a registered nurse with direct shift responsibility for the quality and continuity of patient care and for providing leadership in care delivery and nursing practice within the clinical unit. The coordinator assists the unit director with employee selection, interviewing, hiring and onboarding; personnel evaluation; staff development; and unit activities that support excellence and respectful customer service. The role also assists with the overall management of the unit, including assessment, planning, organization, direction and evaluation of nursing, administrative and related technical activities to ensure quality care for patients and visitors.

The coordinator supports compliance with standards established by The Joint Commission, federal and state regulatory agencies, hospital bylaws, departmental regulations, and organizational policies and procedures. Responsibilities also include contributing to performance and personnel management, fiscal and equity management, staff education and development, patient experience and satisfaction, and partnerships across the healthcare team throughout the patient’s continuum of care. The position requires serving as a positive management role model through professional, competent practice and support of the organization’s mission, vision and values.

Granville Health System serves Granville County, North Carolina, and its main campus is in Oxford. The posting describes Oxford as a welcoming community about 30 miles north of Durham and 40 miles from Raleigh.

Requirements

• Graduate from a Board-approved nursing program.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in North Carolina.
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Handle with Care credentials.
• Five years of nursing experience in an OR setting.
• Knowledge of current nursing trends and techniques.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills for managing working relationships.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Strong oral and written communication and team facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated stakeholder-management experience.
• Strong data analytics capability and ability to use data for problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• High initiative and a self-starter mindset.
• Ability to drive work independently with limited direction.
• A proven track record of achieving breakthrough results through patient-experience improvement initiatives.
• Pursue continuing education and staff-development programs consistent with Granville Health System requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate nursing staff’s delivery of patient care, including assisting with hiring decisions, confirming professional licensure at hire, orienting new staff, making merit recommendations, developing policies and procedures, maintaining required staff certifications, scheduling, and assessing daily priorities and emergencies.
• Advise and consult with nursing staff on procedures, problem-solving and patient safety; evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care and its documentation.
• Facilitate teamwork by recognizing nurses as members of the care team, serving as a liaison, holding appropriate meetings to communicate policies, plans and operational requirements, and updating Nursing Directors and others on operational issues.
• Assist with budget recommendations for medical supplies and treatment room charges, including maintaining a biannual report for Nursing Directors.
• Assess nursing staff strengths and weaknesses through periodic audits of nursing procedures and analysis of results.
• Conduct periodic quality-assurance audits to help ensure staff follow Infection Control policy.
• Oversee the availability of necessary equipment and supplies.
• Provide nursing triage, counseling and care to patients who are ill, injured or experiencing changes in their normal health, including collecting health history and vital signs and performing nursing assessments.
• Observe, monitor, assess, report and record patient concerns, conditions and responses.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports as directed by department Directors.
• Educate patients and families about healthcare and illness prevention.
• Coordinate and assist in delivering a plan of care with members of the healthcare team.
• Maintain competency and professional currency through self-directed reading, professional contacts, development courses, and training or courses required by the Chief Nursing Officer.
• Perform other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Assist the director with unit employee selection, personnel evaluation, staff skills development, and activities supporting excellence and customer service.
• Assist the director with assessment, planning, organization, direction and evaluation of nursing, administrative and related technical unit activities.
• Support compliance with applicable accreditation standards, regulations, bylaws, departmental regulations, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Assist with performance management, personnel management, fiscal and equity management, staff education and development, patient experience and satisfaction, and healthcare-team partnerships.

What This Job Offers

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