Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Coordinator

Lifepoint Health•Las Cruces, NM

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator oversees daily coordination of staff, resources, and clinical operations to support safe, efficient, high-quality patient care. The role serves as a liaison between nursing and ancillary departments, promoting continuity of care, positive patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective service delivery. The coordinator collaborates with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team while maintaining professional nursing practice standards and supporting organizational goals and behavioral expectations. The position includes staff scheduling, performance management, education and development, clinical problem-solving, patient throughput coordination, and direct patient care. Clinical duties include PICC line insertion and central line access, assisting with procedures, emergency response, administering moderate sedation, and post-procedure patient rounding. The coordinator also provides ongoing staff education.

Requirements

Current state RN license.
Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school.
Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of hire.
ACLS required within six months of hire.
Two years of experience required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily staff, resources, and clinical operations.
Serve as a liaison between nursing and ancillary departments.
Promote continuity of care, positive patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective service delivery.
Schedule staff and manage performance.
Provide staff education and development.
Address clinical problems and coordinate patient throughput.
Provide direct patient care.
Insert PICC lines and access central lines.
Assist with procedures and respond to emergencies.
Administer moderate sedation and conduct post-procedure patient rounding.
Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Maintain professional nursing practice standards and support organizational goals and behavioral expectations.

Benefits

Relocation assistance
Shift differentials
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
Paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
Life, accident, critical-injury, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Loan assistance
401(k) matching
Employee assistance program, including mental, physical, and financial wellness
Professional development and growth opportunities