Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator (RN) - ER

Tenet Healthcare•Detroit, MI

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator works in addition to the staff nurse role and assumes shift responsibilities for the care delivery team. The coordinator helps assign and schedule staff, prioritize and delegate work, evaluate patient care, and support nursing staff performance and education. The role works with the interdisciplinary team to address unit and system issues, contributes to process improvement, and participates in unit and hospital activities. The coordinator supplements staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager and takes an abbreviated patient-care assignment to fulfill leadership responsibilities. The coordinator serves as a lead and resource for nursing personnel, collaborates with the manager on staffing coverage and schedules, facilitates shared decision-making and unit throughput, and coordinates in-service education. The role may also assist with staff recruitment and development, department policies and standards, process improvement, and peer review.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma required.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Michigan.
One to two years of progressively more responsible experience, with evidence of increasing leadership abilities.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, delegate to others, and facilitate processes.
BLS certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Minimum Level 6 of the Promoting Excellence Performance Criteria preferred for internal candidates.
ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a lead and clinical resource for nursing personnel.
Assist the clinical manager in planning and facilitating staff meetings and staff development.
Monitor schedules with the manager to help ensure adequate nurse-to-patient ratios; review monthly schedules and communicate staffing changes with the staffing office.
Facilitate shared decision-making among staff and support unit throughput to improve length of stay.
Coordinate or provide in-service programs based on identified patient-care staff education needs.
May assist the manager with interviewing, selecting, retaining, mentoring, and evaluating staff.
Participate in developing department policies, procedures, and standards.
Assist with department process improvement and peer review.
Help coordinate care delivery by assigning and scheduling staff, prioritizing and delegating work, and evaluating patient care.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to resolve system and unit-based issues.
Supplement staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager while maintaining an abbreviated patient-care assignment.