CLINICAL NURSE COORDINATOR HEMO INPATIENT in Chicago, Illinois at Sinai Chicago

About Us:

At Sinai Health System d/b/a Sinai Chicago, we take health care personally. Excellence in health care is about more than just medicine, technology, tests, and treatments, it is about really caring for people with dignity and respect. That is what we do. We are dedicated to providing the best care to meet the needs of people, for our community, for our patients and for you.

Position Purpose:

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator role on the Inpatient Nursing Units is a critical position designed to assist the Nurse Manager/Director in providing administrative and critical leadership; presents self as a dedicated healthcare professional, patient advocate, mentor, clinical resource, and leader. The Clinical Nurse Coordinator role is essential in improving the patient experience on the units as well as elevating quality of care delivery and patient safety. Under the direction of the Nurse Manager and/or Director, assists with orientation and training for new employees, ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies by enforcing policy and procedures, and improves patient throughput. In the absence or at the direction of the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse Coordinator maintains the operational and clinical aspects of the unit. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to staff management and development, appropriate staffing, patient flow/throughput, quality, patient safety, and patient experience. The Clinical Nurse Coordinator is expected to communicate and collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and all other healthcare professionals to meet optimum outcomes.

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator works as needed providing direct line care to patients and enters into staffing as needed. This role is staffed for both day and night shifts and is required to provide leadership outside of regular business hours. This position also works rotating weekends and holidays. This position reports to nurse manager/director and provides supervision to unit staff.

Key Job Activities:

• Collaborates with and assists Manager/Director with the planning, promotion, and management of operations/services to ensure quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• May collaborate with leadership team including access team, house supervisor and unit manager with patient movement including bed placement, team assignments.
• May participate in the development of API 6-week schedule for staffing requirements and enforces appropriate utilization of resources in accordance with established policies, patient acuity, and census. Reports staffing variances to Nurse Manager. Reviews the Q4 staffing tool and works with leadership to use resources in a fiscally responsible way.
• Assists with the implementation of measures to improve quality of care and monitor patient satisfaction.
• Cooperates with to support the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• May participate in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Facilitates RN attendance and participation in team conference and may participate in Team Conference as needed.