RN / Registered Nurse / Florida / Permanent / Clinical Nurse Coordinator CVOR Job

Description

Clinical Nurse Coordinator- Registered Nurse (RN)

Plantation, FL

Facility Description:

We're always on the move. You will find it is an exciting time at Westside Regional Medical Center, a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex. Westside Regional offers the community the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery and is one of only nine Joint Commission certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Not only are we certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA), but also certified as a Thrombectomy Capable Center by the Joint Commission. We are teaching and research facility, offering Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in podiatry, surgery and internal medicine. Since our founding in 1974 we have been committed to expanding and improving every facet of the organization, devoting significant time and resources to enhancing the facility, staff and medical care.

At Westside, we care like family! We invite you to explore opportunities with a family-oriented team of more than 1,200 professionals, along with almost 750 physicians that thrive in a fast-paced but friendly work environment. At Westside Regional Medical Center, our medical services combined with compassionate care, illustrate why we are one of the leading healthcare facilities in South Florida.

Benefits:

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employee stock purchase program.

Job Description:

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/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.As a Clinical Nurse Coordinator some of your primary responsibilities will be to:

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient-centered care.
• Exercise judgement and provides direction regarding patient care assignments using established policies/procedures.
• Operationalize evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes.  
• Support the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards. 
• Ensure equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards. 
• Assist with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Participate in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Represent the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services. 
• Assist with staff scheduling.  Manage all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines. 
• Support proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment. 
• Lead in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization. 
• Support the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Function as a resource person for staff members. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance and engagement. 
• Provide recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff.  Recommend 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 superior organization. 
• Resolve and/or channels employee grievances, disputes, or concerns according to appropriate procedures. Escalate issues as needed.  
• Support physician partnerships.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 
• Practice and ...