Clinical Nurse Coordinator ER
About the role
As a Clinical Nurse Coordinator – Emergency Room, you will influence patient care through open, collaborative relationships with your manager and formal opportunities via hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You will help shape decisions that elevate patient outcomes and the future of nursing while ensuring high‑quality, patient‑centered care and coordination of all unit functions during your shift.
Responsibilities
- Assist with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high‑quality, patient‑centered care.
- Participate in ongoing assessment of patient‑care quality in collaboration with the management team.
- Collaborate with subject‑matter experts and other managers to foster teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
- Support a patient‑first philosophy and engage in service recovery when necessary.
- Operationalize nursing engagement strategies such as employee rounding, hourly rounds, and related initiatives.
- Provide recommendations for interviewing, selecting, and training new staff.
- Recommend and implement actions related to training, development, conflict resolution, policy compliance, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
- Assist with staff scheduling and manage labor in accordance with patient‑care needs and productivity guidelines.
- Support proper inventory control and assist with managing supplies and equipment.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of ER RN experience (required).
- Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course – to be obtained within 6 months of start date.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course – to be obtained within 6 months of start date.
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) instructor certification or CPR – to be obtained within 30 days of start date.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) instructor certification – to be obtained within 6 months of start date.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) instructor certification – to be obtained within 6 months of start date.
- Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree in nursing.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
- Well‑being support including free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and various leaves of absence.
- 401(k) plan with 100 % match on 3 %–9 % of pay (based on years of service).
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial‑wellbeing counseling.
- Education support: tuition assistance, student‑loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Additional benefits: fertility and family‑building assistance, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity‑theft protection, and consumer discounts.
- Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Facility Overview
TriStar Summit is a 230+‑bed comprehensive facility serving Davidson, Wilson, and surrounding counties. It includes a Level III Trauma Center and offers acute‑care services such as cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics/spine, rehabilitation, and women’s services. The hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI, a Primary Stroke Center, and a leading provider of emergency heart and stroke care.