Clinical Shift Coordinator RN ED Full-time Nights

A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the hospitalized patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. This nurse functions in a leadership role, overseeing daily unit operations, staff, and care delivery, utilizing a staff focused leadership model.

Responsibilities

• Presents a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance.
• Provides accurate information and timely updates to patients and customers.
• Uses effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns when they occur.
• Demonstrates teamwork by helping co-workers within and across departments.
• Demonstrates proficiency as a staff nurse and serves as a role model and resource to staff.
• Maintains awareness of unstable, complex or high-risk patient conditions throughout the shift.
• Ensures appropriate assignment of care based on staff competency and patient acuity.
• Coordinates and monitors patient care to ensure patient safety.
• Collects, analyzes and organizes patient care data for the unit.
• Oversees that staff are in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Oversees documentation of key critical elements for patient care and national patient safety goals.
• Ensures initial admit orders are received by end of shift.
• Demonstrates knowledge of staffing requirements for unit and ensures compliance with staffing matrix each shift.
• Oversees accurate completion of daily charges to ensure unit receives all appropriate revenue.
• Oversees staff scheduling per unit and PCS guidelines.
• Documents appropriate staffing information and justifications in Optilink each shift.
• Checks staff timekeeping on shifts worked and oversees compliance with time and attendance policies.
• Oversees documentation of occurrences on shift and reports to Nursing leadership and risk management as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with patient life safety standards including fire safety, handwashing, crash cart checks, etc.
• Oversees accurate accounting of unit equipment.
• Completes leader rounding on assigned staff routinely and consistently.
• Conducts staff huddles on shift.
• Collaborates with educator and manager to ensure appropriate and complete orientation of new staff.
• Participates in unit and PCS based teams, work groups and/or committees or shared governance councils.
• Coordinates patient placement with Clinical Placement Nurse in a timely manner.
• Performs weekend leadership rounding on all patients and assists Clinical Manager during week as needed.
• Contributes to annual employee performance evaluation.
• Conducts formal staff rounding with assigned group of staff on a consistent basis.
• Follow up with all new employees on shift as identified by Manager.
• Contributes to completion of minor disciplinary action under the approval of Clinical Manager.
• Provides feedback to Manager for development plans for staff they lead.
• Demonstrates ability to coach staff effectively using leadership skills.
• Participates in interview process for candidates seeking position on his/her shift.
• Uses retention strategies to recognize and reward staff on shift.
• Serves as Qualified Observer to ensure completion of annual competencies of staff on his/her shift.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives for unit and as appropriate for PCS.
• Supports staff to incorporate EBP/research findings into practice at the bedside.
• Oversees environment of care and regulatory readiness with all regulatory bodies.
• Is a shift leader and is accountable for hardwiring evidence based and unit specific tactics for patient satisfaction (Hourly Rounding, bedside shift report, discharge calls, and AIDET).
• Monitors for improvement of chart audit findings at employee level and provides follow-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• 3 Years RN experience
• Licensed RN in the State of Illinois
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Telemetry competency
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent customer service skills
• Consistently works within the framework of the Illinois Practice Act for Nursing and ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
• Ability to assess and determine situations requiring an interpreter and to use interpreter services effectively

Preferred

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
• 2 or more years in pertinent clinical specialty
• Specialty certification such as CV-RN, CHFN, CCRN, PCCN, CNML, NE-BC, etc. required within 2 years