RN Clinical Coordinator ICU Step Down Nights FT

Trane Technologies•Detroit, MI

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator works in a 28-bed ICU step-down unit caring for critically ill patients with medical and surgical diagnoses. In addition to staff nurse duties, the coordinator assumes shift leadership responsibilities and takes an abbreviated patient care assignment so leadership responsibilities can be fulfilled. The position supplements staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager. The coordinator leads and supports nursing personnel, helps coordinate staffing and patient care, facilitates unit throughput, and contributes to staff development, process improvement, peer review, and department policies and procedures. The unit promotes professional nurse advancement and provides American Association of Critical-Care Nurses-based orientation. It is ACLS- and NIH-certified, with RN ratios of 1:4 based on acuity and PCA ratios of 1:8.

Requirements

Associate's degree or diploma required.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Michigan.
One to two years of progressively more responsible experience with evidence of increasing leadership abilities.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, delegate to others, and facilitate processes.
BLS certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Minimum Level 6 of the Promoting Excellence Performance Criteria preferred for internal candidates.
ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead and resource person for nursing personnel and provide clinical support.
Assist the Clinical Manager in planning and facilitating staff meetings and staff development.
Coordinate care delivery by assigning and scheduling staff, prioritizing and delegating work, and evaluating patient care.
Monitor schedules prospectively to help ensure adequate nurse-patient ratios; review monthly schedules and communicate staffing changes to the staffing office.
Facilitate shared decision-making among staff and unit throughput on the assigned shift to improve length of stay.
Coordinate or provide in-service programs to maintain or improve staff competence based on identified patient-care needs.
Assist with staff interviews, selection, retention, mentoring, and evaluation as needed.
Provide input into nursing staff performance appraisals.
Participate in developing department policies, procedures, and standards.
Assist with department process improvement and peer review activities.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to resolve system- and unit-based issues.
Participate in unit and hospital activities and pursue personal and professional goals.
Supplement staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager.