Clinical Coordinator - Inpatient / PACU

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

At Shriners Children's St. Louis, we have a team of physicians and specialists who are highly trained and experienced in pediatric orthopedics. This team is equipped to treat children with a variety of different orthopedic conditions ranging from mild to complex. Other specialties you will find at our facility include limb lengthening and reconstruction, spine care, muscular and neuromuscular care, orthotics and prosthetics and plastic surgery.

Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunity for a Clinical Coordinator to provide professional assistance in directing, planning, coordinating and evaluating nursing care and delivery of patient care for the Inpatient, PACU, and EPACU Departments. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.

• The Nurse Clinical Coordinator provides leadership, direction and clinical support to nursing staff to promote quality patient care and a safe work environment.
• The successful leader will monitor staff performance, attendance/tardiness, and professional work environment with a team approach.
• In this position, you'll be responsible for supervising orientation of new staff, educating staff on policies and procedures and always look for performance improvement opportunities.
• The Clinical Coordinates and supervises the care of patients and collaborates with other members of the health care team to plan, implement, and evaluate appropriate interventions.
• Assists in planning, evaluating, organizing, supervising and implementing activities related to patient and operational processes in accordance to unit / hospital policies and procedures.
• Assists with coordination, supervision, assessment, and evaluation of staff performance, Joint Commission (TJC) readiness and emergency preparedness.
• Develops, implements, and continually monitors the infection control policies and procedures for all departments.
• Implements an on-going surveillance system for detecting and monitoring hospital-acquired and community infections; ensures compliance to regulatory requirements.
  
  
  

Note This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Required

• BSN degree or in process
• Missouri RN License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification (within 12 months)
• One year clinical nursing experience
  
  
  

Preferred

• One year PACU experience
• Charge RN or education coordinator experience