RN Clinical Coordinator ED Observation

CommonSpirit Health•Lakewood, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The 1E Med-Surg/Observation Unit at St. Anthony Hospital, a Magnet® designated hospital, is a 22-bed department that handles over 300 patients a month. This unit combines observation (14 beds) and inpatient (8 beds) status patients. Observation beds receive various patients from the ED requiring further observation, testing, or monitoring. Top diagnoses include chest pain and abdominal pain. Patients requiring care longer than 24-48 hours are transferred to inpatient status. The department's mission is to deliver safe, quality care in a timely manner. It's a great place to solidify med/surg skills, develop time management, and understand both ED and inpatient patients. Nurses work alongside a mid-level provider (PA or NP) and care for diverse patient populations. The team culture is positive and close-knit, with opportunities for learning about various disease processes and achieving nursing goals, education, or certification. Candidates should be open, willing to ask questions, flexible, able to see the broader picture, and fast learners. This is a fast-paced department with admissions and discharges on every shift, requiring nurses to be adaptable and hard-working. As an RN Clinical Coordinator, you will support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities, serving as a clinical resource and role model. You will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, ensure high-quality care, act as a liaison between physicians and the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage as shift charge, and take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity, all while promoting patient well-being and adhering to professional standards. Success in this role requires exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, superior communication and collaboration abilities, and a commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing or by endorsement
One (1) year of recent clinical inpatient RN experience.
Active and unencumbered RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable.
BLS American Heart Association
ACLS American Heart Association
NIHSS

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Nursing Specialty Certification

Responsibilities

Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Provides leadership, support, and coordination of unit’s daily operations during designated shift.
Assists in directing, organizing, and prioritizing all shift activities ensuring patient care and staff needs are met.
Ensures appropriateness of admissions/cases to the unit/department and that appropriate staff skill mix exists to provide safe patient care.
Liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.
Actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit.
Serve as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.
Demonstrate strong clinical judgment.
Ensure high-quality care delivery.
Act as a crucial link between physicians and the patient care team.
Authorize work procedures.
Assign duties.
Manage as shift charge.
Actively take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity.
Promote patient well-being and adhere to professional standards.