Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator | Accreditation

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to assist leadership to plan, organize, educate and implement activities related to the area of responsibility's core operations. The RN Coordinator has primary day-to-day responsibility of assuring workflow turnaround times are met, daily tracking of workflow, communication to the team, staff scheduling coordination, and special projects. The RN Coordinator serves as a key liaison amongst the team.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
An active license in the state of practice
1-3 years nursing experience
The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
Ability to communicate effectively with others
Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Nice To Haves

Specialty Certification - Area of Nursing Practice - Certification Board
leadership experience
strong communication skills
enjoys collaboration
willing to problem solve
passionate about patient care

Responsibilities

Coordinates projects and works with other departments to assure continuity of care.
This may include leading specific survey or accreditation programs for area of expertise.
Actively uses the nursing process in goal-focused patient care, demonstrating accountability as an individual and team member.
Synthesizes information from a variety of sources to develop and implement and individualized collaborative plan of care and discharge plan needs.
Assists the nursing care team in complex patient situations with regards to appropriate plan of care, critical clinical thinking skills, and patient education.
Documents the actions taken to address the plan of care.
Identifies and effectively communicates pertinent patient information to the health care team, patients and families in a clear, concise and timely manner, from one level or location of care to another for complete patient continuum of care while ensuring appropriate utilization of resources.
Is a resource for staff and assists to ensure timely, continuous, collaborative assessments and preparation of patients and families for the next level of care.
Assesses patient and family learning needs, coordinates necessary teaching and evaluates teaching outcomes.
Demonstrates knowledge of and utilizes safe and appropriate patient care protocols as set forth in the standards of practice and the unit/department policy and procedure manual relating to the needs of the patients.
Reports all operating process issues in a timely and accurate manner to leadership.
Assist with ongoing survey readiness including documentation, conducting medical record audits to support patient saftey.
Collaborating with unit and department leaders and staff for ongoing process improvement.