RN Clinical Coordinator Emergency Room

St Anthony North Hospital•Westminster, CO

2d•$42 - $66

About The Position

The RN Clinical Coordinator actively supports the department director or manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the Emergency Room unit, serving as a clinical resource and professional role model. The coordinator uses sound clinical judgment to support high-quality care, link physicians with the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage the shift as charge nurse, and take patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity. The role promotes patient well-being and adherence to professional standards. Responsibilities include assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluating patient responses and intervening to support optimal outcomes; and developing and implementing plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The coordinator also leads, supports, and coordinates daily unit operations during the designated shift, prioritizes shift activities, ensures patient-care and staff needs are met, confirms admissions and cases are appropriate for the department, and helps ensure a suitable staff skill mix for safe patient care.

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.

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.
Serve as a clinical resource and professional role model.
Authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage the shift as charge nurse, and take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity.