RN Coordinator | Freestanding Emergency Department | Full Time | Nights

About the role

The RN Coordinator supports the Nurse Manager/Director and provides shift leadership for the Emergency Department on a 24/7 basis, including weekends, holidays, and evening/night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Nurse Manager/Director and provides shift leadership for the Emergency Department on a 24/7 basis, including weekends, holidays, and evening/night shifts.
• Provides structure and support to unit staff and other health care professionals while ensuring provision of age-appropriate care for patients and families.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills, creativity, and has the knowledge to manage resources to achieve quality performance, positive employee relations, and compliance with hospital guidelines.
• Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and leading a professional and technical team in the delivery of services to our patient population.
• Demonstrates effective stewardship of scarce resources by appropriate staff/resource utilization.
• Supports change activities in the unit, and works to ensure implementation of change that may occur.
• Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
• Aids in clinical coverage schedules and serves as a clinical expert for patient care and services in the unit by providing clinical leadership support and direct patient care if staffing requires.
• Works with the Nurse Manager/Director to provide staff development and performance evaluations, and works collaboratively with the Nursing Coordinators to facilitate throughput.
• Represents the Nurse Manager/Director when needed.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of Florida.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, MSN preferred.
• National nursing certification required.
• Current staff without national nursing board certification in specialty area must obtain certification as contracted by the VP/AVP.
• Minimum of 2 years in clinical specialty.
• Demonstrable autonomous and accountable nursing practice with strong patient care outcomes management skills and excellent interpersonal relationship (IPR) skills.
• Demonstrable leadership in patient care and unit based outcomes.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to influence excellence in patient care.