URGENT POSITION
Salary Range: $35.40/hour - $46.75/hour
Are you ready to join a staff of like-minded nursing professionals that strive to provide compassionate, affordable, high quality care in their community? At Valley Regional Hospital, patients are the center of their coordinated care system and right now they have an opening for a Clinical Coordinator to join their team on their Medical Surgical/PCU Unit.
Are you a Registered Nurse with experience with inpatient care settings? Do you feel confident assisting the Nurse Manager with the unit organization and clinical management of patients? As a Clinical Coordinator your primary responsibility would be to Coordinates and supports the day-to-day activities of the unit in the care of patients utilizing best practice and ensuring adherence to regulations and policies. Per the hiring manager: The ideal candidate would
have a strong clinical background as they are essentially the resource on the
floor for all of the nursing staff. Primary responsibilities/expectations would include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Functioning as a
clinical/staff RN, occasionally responsible for a small patient assignment of
1-3 patients.
• Charge nurse duties
such as overseeing LPN, RN and LNA practice and delegating care as appropriate.
• Helps to coordinate
employee breaks, creates the nursing assignment and makes adjustments based on
changing acuity and/or discharges/admissions.
• Assists LPNs/RNs/LNAs
as appropriate throughout the shift - assists with patient care, monitors for
lab/diagnostic test results, follows up on referrals, consults with different
departments as needed (pharmacy, lab, radiology).
• Helps to provide the
nurse manager with concerns regarding employee performance and handles in the
moment conflicts as needed.
• Monitors charting for
timely/accurate documentation.
• Communicates with
nursing team members and management within the hospital to coordinate day to
day activities of the unit (discharges, admissions, transfers).
• Acts as house
supervisor/main resource on off shifts (nights, weekends, holidays) keeping all
units/providers aware of bed availability, communicating with administrator on
call as needed.
• Communicates with
other area hospitals regarding bed availability to facilitate patient transfers
to and from VRH.
VRH employees enjoy a low-cost comprehensive benefits program with highlights below:
• Free medical and dental plan options
• Vision insurance
• Retirement (403b) with match
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account with employer contribution
• Short Term Disability / Life insurance covered by VRH
• Robust ETO accrual with an optional annual cash out
• Onsite wellness initiatives including reimbursements
• Educational Reimbursements