Clinical Nurse Coordinator FSER NW

About the Role

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other managers to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff.
• Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, completion of performance evaluations, and/or disciplinary actions to ensure a competitively better organization.
• Assists with staff scheduling.
• Manages all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date)
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date)
• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree

Benefits

Corpus Christi Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 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 through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

About the Organization

Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Facilities include:

• Bay Area: A full-service acute care hospital offering state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN, and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of the graduate medical education program.
• Doctors Regional: An acute care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation.
• The Heart Hospital: Specializes in complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery, and rehabilitation for cardiac patients.
• Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center: Provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services, and outpatient behavioral health services.
• Bayview Behavioral Hospital: Offers inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment.
• Northshore Emergency Center: A full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging, and occupational services.
• Radiation Oncology: Provides advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available.

HCA Healthcare, the parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.