Nurse Coordinator (Medical Group) - Infusion Center * Days - 40hrs/wk
Requisition #: req7953
Shift: Days
FTE status: 1
On-call: No
Weekends: No
General Summary:
The Medical Group Nurse Coordinator is a Registered Nurse who assists in the management of nursing at NOC locations and coordinates nursing personnel and patient care activities.
Requirements:
- Michigan Registered Nurse licensure required.
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required
- Master’s of Science in Nursing or related field, preferred.
- Certification in clinical specialty, required within 3 years of hire.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider, required
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Previous experience in ambulatory setting, preferred
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Coordination:
- Provides clinical direction, evaluates staff performance, and completes evaluations on time according to schedule
- Collaborates with clinical teams to develop and educate staff to the scope and stands of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing professional organization.
- Clinical:
- Functions as a role model, demonstrating expertise in clinical judgment, technical skills, knowledge base, and execution of the nursing process
- Mentors staff in the nursing process and appropriate delegation
- Participate in temporary assignment measures, as needed
- Leadership:
- Participates and serves on committees, task forces, and work groups at the department and hospital level as determined by the manager
- Assists in the development, maintenance and revision of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and guidelines.
- Demonstrates knowledge and consistently applies hospital and departmental policies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of professional standards of care.
- Supports professional growth and development of all employees.
- Collaborates effectively with staff, manager, other team members, and physicians.
- Manages situations in an effort to maximize safety and minimize risk.
- Encourages clinical ambulatory RN’s to engage in nursing councils, grant writing, process improvement initiatives, research projects, degree completion, and specialty certifications.
- Communication/Customer Service:
- Demonstrates clear and effective communicate, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.
- Appropriately utilizes and promotes the use of the chain of command.
- Demonstrates and promotes excellent customer service.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for patients’, families’, and employees’ rights, including confidentiality.
- Quality/Outcomes:
- Assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of quality management, infection control, and survey readiness activities.
- Actively promotes safety initiatives
- Professionalism:
- Achieves professional development goals as set in previous evaluation or counseling session with manager.
- Independently manages mandatory education and competency requirements.
- Demonstrates accountability for own professionalism including appearance, attendance, efficient use of time, attitude, and organization of personal work area.
- Supports change process and mentors others in the change process.
- Innovation:
- Intentional innovative approaches to patient and community care delivery, care team development, and technological advances to patient care.
- Performs other duties as assigned. These may include but are not limited to: Maintaining a current knowledge base of practice processes, protocols and procedures, pursuing self-directed learning and continuing education opportunities, and participating on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.