Patient Care Coordinator – Fte Days

Patient Care Coordinator – Fte Days

Requirements

• Registered Nursing License
• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree (for external candidates, required upon hire)
• Bachelor’s Degree (for internal candidates, obtain BSN within 3 years of promotion to position)
• 3 years Nursing/Patient Care experience
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) – American Heart Association
• Unit Specific Certifications – Franciscan Alliance (if required by unit)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (if required by unit)

Responsibilities

• Collaborates and ensures professional nursing practice in a clinical setting
• Applies the nursing process; assesses the patient’s clinical condition while prescribing appropriate nursing actions
• Assures quality patient care utilizing standards of practice established by the facility
• Provides educational opportunities with patients and other significant individuals
• Communicates effectively using both verbal and written abilities
• Works closely with the clinical manager in planning, coordinating and evaluating the activities of the patient care unit
• Participates as a leader in the customer service program, champion for rounding, service recovery
• Oversees completion of unit duties during shift
• Attends unit and shift supervisor meetings
• May provide direct patient care dependent upon staffing needs of the unit
• Completes assignments in a thorough, accurate, and timely manner that achieves expected outcomes
• Develops an individualized care plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected patient outcomes
• Evaluates and monitors the quality of nursing care administered by the nursing staff on the unit
• Identifies oncoming shift’s staffing needs and initiates action that assists in procuring adequate levels of staffing within their control
• Performs regular rounding for outcomes on patients and staff
• Prepares and delivers the end of shift reports to oncoming shift Charge Nurse
• Assesses the patient’s clinical condition accurately while prescribing appropriate nursing actions to meet the needs of the patient
• Displays ingenuity, self-reliance, resourcefulness, assertiveness, ambition, and anticipation of what needs to be done and follows through with assignments
• Prioritizes data collection activities based on the patient’s immediate condition or anticipated needs
• Remains current and shows compliance regarding new developments and technology in areas of responsibility
• Utilizes knowledge of federal, state and accreditation standards and regulations in the unit setting
• Performs timely and effective service recovery to address patient/family complaints and grievances
• Participates in people management activities for direct team members such as conducting performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and interviews

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year Area of practice or related specialty