RN Clinical Coordinator Surgical Services

Holy Cross Hospital West Valley•West Valley City, UT

1d•$34 - $59

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator supports the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and department activities, serving as a clinical resource and professional role model. The coordinator uses sound clinical judgment, promotes high-quality care, links physicians with the patient care team, authorizes work procedures, assigns duties, manages the shift as charge, and takes patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity. The role promotes patient well-being and adherence to professional standards. The position includes assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluating their responses and intervening to optimize outcomes; and developing and implementing plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The coordinator leads and supports daily unit operations during the designated shift, organizes and prioritizes shift activities, ensures patient and staff needs are met, determines that admissions and cases are appropriate for the unit, and helps ensure an appropriate staff skill mix for safe care. The coordinator also serves as a liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team. The role is in the Perioperative Department at Holy Cross Hospital – West Valley, a Level III Trauma center. The department has five operating rooms and provides care across specialties including trauma, orthopedics, general surgery, bariatrics, ENT, plastics, urology, gynecology, and interventional pain. The surgical team is cross-trained across specialties and emphasizes safe, quality patient care, teamwork, communication, education, and work-life balance.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or equivalent by endorsement.
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 ensure optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Provide leadership, support, and coordination for the unit’s daily operations during the designated shift.
Direct, organize, and prioritize shift activities to ensure patient care and staff needs are met.
Ensure admissions and cases are appropriate for the unit or department and that the staff skill mix is appropriate 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.
Use clinical judgment, connect physicians with the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage the shift as charge, and take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity.