RN Clinical Coordinator Emergency Room

St Anthony North Hospital•Westminster, CO

2d•$42 - $66•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator supports the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the Emergency Room, serving as a clinical resource and professional role model. The role provides leadership and coordination of unit operations during a designated shift, uses clinical judgment to support high-quality care, connects physicians with the patient care team, assigns duties, manages the shift as charge, and takes patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity. The coordinator promotes patient well-being and follows professional standards. Responsibilities include assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluating responses to care and intervening to support optimal outcomes; developing and implementing plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; and coordinating daily unit operations. The role also prioritizes shift activities, ensures patient-care and staff needs are met, determines the appropriateness of admissions or cases for the department, and ensures an appropriate staff skill mix for safe care.

Requirements

Associate 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 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 or 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.
Serve as a clinical resource and professional role model.
Assign duties, manage the shift as charge, and take patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity.