What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Coordinator position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
Job Description:
ED Clinical Coordinator
Full-Time I Second Shift
Emergency Department I Lexington, KY
Unit Description:
An Emergency department (ED) that provides 24-hour emergency care to patients who need urgent medical attention for severe injuries or illness.
Description:
- 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.
- Identifies, coordinates, and collaborates for process improvement opportunities at the care team, care center, and organizational levels.
- Participates in both clinical and entry level leadership activities to ensure service-oriented, quality, effective, safe continuity of patient care such as unit-based Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QA/PI) initiatives and development of improvement action plan.
- Promotes the use of best practice by promoting the use of evidence-based nursing/best practices throughout the unit.
- Acts as a consultant in the development and implementation of the efficient and interdisciplinary patient's plan of care.
- Supports quality improvement initiatives, under the direction of the unit director while assuring consistent delivery in (including direct observation) standards of practice for optimal patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates effective communication with patient, family, Physicians, Other staff, and Director.
- Maintains clinical competencies and can provide direct nursing care to patients as needed.
- Actively participates in nursing research activities within the facility.
- Collaborates with Staff and Management to support compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies and the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 3 years of experience.
- Active KY Registered Nurse License.
- BLS and ACLS.
Benefits:
- Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- PTO Sell Back Program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
