RN Clinical Coordinator Surgical Floor

Penrose Hospital•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•$42 - $66•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator actively supports the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit and serving as a clinical resource and professional role model. The coordinator demonstrates clinical judgment, helps ensure high-quality care, acts 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 based on unit needs and acuity. The role promotes patient well-being and adherence to professional standards. The position assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluates their responses to care; and intervenes to support optimal outcomes. It develops and implements plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and in accordance with nursing standards. The coordinator provides leadership and operational support during the designated shift, organizes and prioritizes shift activities, ensures appropriate admissions and staffing skill mix, and serves as a liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team. The employer offers a $20,000 sign-on bonus and up to $8,000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Nursing or by endorsement.
One year of clinical RN experience.
RN license to practice in the state of employment, as applicable.

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 ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Provide leadership, support, and coordination of unit 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 department activities.
Act as a clinical resource and professional role model; authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage as shift charge, and take patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity.