RN Clinical Coordinator - Nursery/NICU (Night)

Patient Care Support

Demonstrate competence in direct patient care for the patient population in assigned areas.

Demonstrate ability to respond in a timely and effective manner to emergency situations.

Organize and reprioritize work based on staff needs, patient needs, available resources, and unit requirements.

Make daily patients rounds to evaluate effectiveness of nursing plan of care and patient experience; partner with Nurse Manager to strategize action items to address opportunities.

Facilitate patient transfers, admissions, and discharges in a timely manner to ensure effective patient throughput.

Make patient assignments according to staff’s documented and demonstrated competence; coach charge nurses to do the same.

Analyze shift workload to determine the number of team members needed to ensure safe staffing; adjust workload to meet the needs of the patients and unit.

Proactively pursue coverage for staffing needs in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.

Establish and maintain interdepartmental, collaborative relationships with leaders and front line staff.

Gathers unit level and service line quality and performance improvement data.

Team Development Support

Foster and model a spirit of teamwork in actions and words.

Collaborate with the Nurse Manager, making recommendations for transfers, promotions, and the identification of areas requiring staff development.

Evaluate preceptors and assign preceptors for departmental new hires.

Monitor the progress of new hires within the department.

Serve as a mentor and resource to students and team members.

Provide feedback regarding employee performance and clinical experience to the Nurse Manager and employee.

Implement a unit structure and process that is conductive to teamwork, encourages communication, and supports participative management.

Coordinate staff development and unit-based educational needs.

Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care.

Assist the Nurse Manager in the role Chief Retention Officer.

Consult with and keep the Nurse Manager informed of unit activities, needs, and problems.

Professional Growth and Behavior

Utilizes opportunities for professional growth.

Facilitates staff meetings and Shared Governance/Magnet unit level sessions as needed.

Participates in the unit level strategic plan development and implementation.

Acts as a liaison between patients, families, and health care providers.

Models and encourages high standards of courtesy, honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for others.

Demonstrates effective problem-solving, and communication skills such as conflict resolution and negotiating skills; proactively deals with conflict in a timely manner.

Works harmoniously with team toward the accomplishment of common goals.