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The Clinical Coordinator will be responsible for the daily operations of the assigned departments. The Coordinator will act as a liaison between their assigned departments and other departments as well as direct and coordinate the daily activities of the assigned departments including personnel, patient care, and regulatory compliance.
Evaluates, identifies, and makes changes in daily nursing activities, which include:
Motivates, supports, and provides feedback to staff. Conducts staff and shift meetings and communicates feedback to Director and Clinical Manager.
Supervises nursing and ancillary staff, including:
Establishes necessary staff work schedules and assignments to ensure proper staffing for department needs. Works closely with scheduling to evaluate, identify, and make scheduling changes to enhance services.
Works closely with the Education Coordinator to assist with:
Participates in the unit Quality Improvement activities and reviews quality risk management issues daily, reporting appropriately with other departments.
Researches, develops, and implements projects as assigned.
Complies with hospital and professional licensure certification, inservice, and training requirements and committee and conference participation as required for the position.
Interprets and communicates hospital and division philosophy, policies, procedures, and established standards of care and practice. Assists in the development of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Maintains adequate supplies, equipment, etc. for the operations of the unit and department. Makes appropriate recommendations, assists, and develops the operational and capital budgets.
Coordinates admissions and discharges. Serves as a communication liaison between patients, families, staff, and physicians and reports critical consequences of actions taken to Manager.
Uses leadership principles in initiating, prescribing, influencing, and facilitating changes for nursing practices.
Uses the nursing process to define patient and/or system problems and works collaboratively with departmental and other hospital staff to outline and accomplish long and short-term solutions.
Possesses a level of clinical and theoretical expertise in nursing to provide consultation to the health team members.
Maintains familiarity with patient care issues related to medical problems, surgical procedures, and diagnostic studies and technical training in the use of equipment pertinent to the area.
Serves as a departmental and/or Northside representative in working with local, regional, and/or state organizations and programs related to medical services.
Requirements
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Five years of experience in the area of specialty.
Preferred
S. degree in nursing or allied health field.