RN, Clinical Coordinator / OR Charge - Full Time Weekend Days TMC

RN, Clinical Coordinator / OR Charge - Full Time Weekend Days TMC

Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Description Summary

• Hours: Days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 7a - 7p
• Responsible for serving as a clinical expert in the delivery and management of comprehensive patient care, utilizing research and evidence-based practice as necessary; for expertly caring for patients from multiple services/specialties, and for more complex diagnosis.
• This position is for weekend days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 7a-7p
• This is to replace a coordinator/CN who was promoted to manager.
• This position is needed to support the OR schedule and the surgeons while providing excellent patient safety and care on weekend days. The current PP average 10/22 106% with a 6 month period average of 111%

Job Description

• *Must Have Operating Room Registered Nurse Experience*
• Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing; Bachelors of Nursing

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current State of Texas license or temporary/compact license to practice professional nursing
• Certified in Basic Life Support required
• Additional certifications may be required based on discipline and/or nursing unit requirements

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:

• Three (3) years nursing experience in area of specialty
• Demonstrates commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions; delivers on our brand promise of "we advance health" through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results while ensuring one Client.

Principal Accountabilities

• Plans, coordinates, and directs all activities between the interdisciplinary team to direct and facilitate departmental throughput in order to attain positive outcomes.
• Coordinates with ancillary departments such as lab, radiology, registration, and bed board to ensure proper turn-around times.
• Makes daily assignments for all personnel according to the applicable skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient/population served.
• Identifies and utilizes available resources to resolve problems; coordinates and collaborates with other clinical coordinators ensuring departmental staffing coverage.
• Acts as a liaison, to departmental staff, medical personnel, patients and family members; assist in any patient care concerns, issues and complaints; conducts daily leadership rounding on assigned unit.
• Utilizes critical thinking and sound clinical judgment and works autonomously to solve problems.
• Escalates issues or notifies nursing leader/supervisor of significant occurrences, intervention, or delays, as appropriate.
• Facilitates resolution to patient problems and concerns, ensuring appropriate service recovery.
• Acts as a mentor/coach to assigned staff and provides input into the annual performance review of those staff members.
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement and desired client-centered outcomes.
• Considers the diverse needs of each patient through the entire continuum of care, providing and ensuring the highest level of service according to established service standards, optimizing the patient experience.
• Adheres to all regulatory and Texas Board of Nursing standards.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Client policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; may serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills : REGISTERED NURSE , SUPPLY MANAGEMENT