RN Clinical Coordinator
Baptist Health
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Full-Time
Competitive
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BHMG
Urology
Job Summary
Under direction of the Director, the clinical coordinator role assumes entry-level and clinical leadership and accountability for nursing care team operations while maintaining responsibility defined in the RN job description. As a coordinator, this role provides ongoing coordination of unit-level activities supporting excellence in professional nurse practice environment, evidence-based care delivery and related nursing, patient, and family-centered outcomes in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team as identified by the director. This position also serves as a clinical nurse as the individual spends majority of his/her time (>50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit/clinic through medication administration, provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered communication and education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc. Possesses authority and freedom to make nursing care decisions within the full scope of nursing practice. Other responsibilities may include supporting the Director as needed through coordination of the following priorities: nursing care team development, program planning, monitoring financial and human resources, process improvements, unit/clinic staffing plan and daily staffing activities.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
BSN from an accredited educational institution, required.
3 years RN experience, 1 year Charge Nurse or Leadership role required.
Current, unrestricted Kentucky Registered Nurse's License.
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