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Northwestern Medicine Surgical Clinical Coordinator - Prentice OR, Full-time, Rotating
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Job DescriptionThe Surgical Services Clinical Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.An experienced Registered Nurse, who in addition to providing direct patient care, is accountable for facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, patient flow, staffing, resource utilization, and problem solving on a given shift.Responsibilities:Facilitates unit operations on a shift basis according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirementsCoordinates unit based staffing assignments on a shift basis to achieve high quality and cost effective careDirects patient care provided by staff nurses and support personnel for a specific shiftCommunicates directly with patients and significant others about nursing careChampions new initiatives and helps in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forcesImplements appropriate action plans to provide safe, quality, and efficient careAssures safety and security of patients, significant others, and staffProvides direct patient care Additional Functions I. ClinicalDemonstrates clinical competencePerforms ongoing assessment of assigned patients and their significant others’ biopsychosocial and learning needs (as appropriate)Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant othersMonitors and documents the patient’s response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes (as appropriate)Maintains critical communication with Surgeons, Anesthesia providers, Surgical Services leadership team, ancillary staff and other hospital departmentsAssesses the appropriateness of staff assignments to provide the best patient care experienceContinually reassesses departmental staffing needs (to include breaks and lunch relief) based on changes in departmental acuityDemonstrates “Patients’ First” and cost effective approach to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resourcesAssures that quality improvement activities are completed for the assigned shiftSupports “Time Outs” and “Team Briefings”Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed.II. ProfessionalDemonstrates the following professional attributes:Exemplifies a professional image in appearance, manner, and presentationIs an advocate for patients and their significant others, coworkers, the community, and the nursing professionConsistently demonstrates accountabilityConsistently demonstrates compassion to internal and external customersDynamic representative of the nursing profession in internal and external forumsIntegrates theoretical knowledge base and clinical expertise in decision makingAssumes responsibility for meeting regulatory and other mandatory requirementsAssumes responsibility for personal development plan and education/certification related to clinical specialty areaIII. LeadershipActs in accordance with organizational culture; understands how own work team affects others in the organization and knows when to escalate an issue, problem, or decisionEnsures that the environment is clean, attractive, safe and free from hazards for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with regulatory requirementsAnalyzes patterns of daily activities and recommend operational/program/schedule changes as neededAnticipates staffing needs for subsequent shifts and makes necessary arrangements for coverageAssumes responsibility for efficient and effective use of time and effort of all staffFacilitates effective interdepartmental communication of incidents with appropriate personnel (manager, administrator, medical staff, etc.)Promotes philosophy and annual implementation plan objectives of Northwestern Memorial HospitalProvides a milieu conducive to communication and cooperation among patients, staff and visitorsIdentifies and communicates key issues and trends to managers and makes recommendations for improvement on an ongoing basisProvides input to manager on budgetary issues, particularly staffing and cost containment strategiesSupports management team with approving timecards for all employees within service line/department.Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient careIV. EducationAssesses and communicates staff development needs to managerOrients staff to Clinical Coordinator roleServes as a resource for staffContributes to unit orientationV.   ResearchAssures that research activities are completed for an assigned shiftParticipates in nursing research activities

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