RN Clinical Coordinator ICU

CommonSpirit Health•Longmont, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator supports the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and departmental activities for the unit and serving as a clinical resource and professional role model. The coordinator demonstrates sound clinical judgment, supports high-quality care, serves as a link between physicians and the patient care team, authorizes work procedures, assigns duties, manages the shift as charge nurse, and takes patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity. The role promotes patient well-being and adherence to professional standards. The position is in the 16-bed Medical/Surgical ICU at Longmont United Hospital. The unit cares for a variety of trauma and critical-care patients, including patients with GI bleeds and post-MI patients requiring support devices or medication, and provides house telemetry overflow as needed. The department emphasizes evidence-based knowledge, education, and care for patients and families. The coordinator assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluates responses to care and intervenes to support optimal outcomes; and develops and implements plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The role also provides leadership and coordination of daily unit operations during the designated shift, prioritizes shift activities, ensures patient and staff needs are met, supports appropriate admissions and staff skill mix, and liaises with the multidisciplinary patient care team. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week, with rotating weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing, or by endorsement.
At least one year of clinical RN experience.
RN license to practice in the state of employment, as applicable.
Exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, communication and collaboration abilities, and commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Nursing Specialty Certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
Provide leadership, support, and coordination of the unit’s daily operations during the designated shift.
Assist in directing, organizing, and prioritizing shift activities to ensure patient-care and staff needs are met.
Ensure admissions and cases are appropriate for the unit or department and that an appropriate staff skill mix is available for safe patient care.
Serve as a liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.
Support the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and departmental activities.
Serve as a clinical resource and professional role model.
Demonstrate clinical judgment, support high-quality care, link physicians with the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage the shift as charge nurse, and take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity.