Cardiac ICU Clinical Coordinator - RN (Night Shift)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Coordinator for the Cardiac Transplant ICU on a full-time night shift in Chicago. The role requires an experienced Registered Nurse who will coordinate care, manage staffing, and lead interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include facilitating unit operations, directing patient care during shifts, driving safety and quality initiatives, and communicating with patients and families.

Qualifications

• RN in Illinois with a baccalaureate degree and at least two years of clinical experience.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• Magnet certification (or eligible) within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates unit operations on a shift according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates unit staffing on a shift to achieve high quality and cost effective care.
• Directs patient care provided by staff nurses and support personnel for a specific shift.
• Champions new initiatives and helps in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forces.
• Communicates directly with patients and significant others about nursing care.
• Implements appropriate action plans to provide safe, quality, and efficient care.
• Assures safety and security of patients, significant others, and staff.
• Provides direct patient care. Performs ongoing assessment of assigned patients and their significant others’ biopsychosocial and learning needs.
• Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant others.
• Monitors and documents the patient’s response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Assures that quality improvement activities are completed for the assigned shift.
• Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed.
• Ensures that the environment is clean, attractive, safe and free from hazards for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes patterns of daily activities and recommends operational/program changes as needed.
• Anticipates staffing needs for subsequent shifts and makes necessary arrangements for coverage.
• Facilitates effective interdepartmental communication of incidents with appropriate personnel. Identifies and communicates key issues and trends to managers and makes recommendations for improvement on an ongoing basis.
• Provides input to manager on budgetary issues, particularly staffing and cost containment strategies.
• Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient care.
• Assesses and communicates staff development needs to manager.
• Orients staff to Clinical Coordinator and Charge role.
• Serves as a resource for staff.

Skills

Team coordination

Patient care

Regulatory compliance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse in Illinois

Two years clinical experience

Tools

CPR – Basic Life Support

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Coordinator for the Cardiac Transplant ICU on a full-time night shift in Chicago. The role requires an experienced Registered Nurse who will coordinate care, manage staffing, and lead interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include facilitating unit operations, directing patient care during shifts, driving safety and quality initiatives, and communicating with patients and families.