Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Coordinator — Med/Surg -Oncology Unit — Fairfield Hospital

Mercy Health•Fairfield, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health! The Clinical Coordinator provides unit-based leadership and support to employees, delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment, identifying and prioritizing patient needs, and evaluating the process and outcome of nursing care. This role coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates care provided by health team members. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, the Clinical Coordinator conducts initial and ongoing patient assessments, analyzes data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates its effectiveness. They administer medications safely, consistent with the State of Ohio Nursing Practice Act and Mercy Health policies. The position involves providing leadership to staff in a collaborative environment that fosters job satisfaction, education, empowerment, recognition, and innovative thinking. Responsibilities also include assessing and maintaining staffing levels responsive to patient care needs, optimizing productivity, providing coaching and performance feedback, communicating job standards, leading regular meetings, and fostering effective communication. The Clinical Coordinator acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery. As a Mercy Health associate, you are part of a Mission that matters, with support for personal and professional well-being. Mercy Health celebrates individuals from all walks of life and empowers employees to bring their best in service of patients and the Mission.

Requirements

Current nursing license in the State of Ohio
BLS required (for Med Surg/Telemetry)

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
ACLS encouraged (for Med Surg/Telemetry)
Hold national certification in clinical specialty or leadership within 6 months of eligibility preferred
Previous charge nurse experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides unit based leadership and support to employees
Delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment, identifies and determines the priority of patient’s problems/needs, and evaluates the process and outcome of nursing care
Coordinates, provides and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates the care provided by health team members
In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness
Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Ohio Nursing Practice Act and Mercy Health policies and procedures
Provides leadership to staff in a collaborative environment that offers job satisfaction, education, empowerment, recognition and stimulates innovative thinking
Assesses and maintains staffing levels that are responsive to patient care needs and that optimizes productivity
Provides staff with coaching and ongoing performance feedback
Communicates job standards and expectations
Leads regular meetings with employees and fosters environment for effective communication
Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
Incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery