Cardiac Transplant ICU Clinical Coordinator

Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Professional Development

Wellbeing Fund

401(k) Matching

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to support patient care and unit operations. The role leads shift-based staffing, directs nursing care, and champions quality initiatives within a multidisciplinary team.

The coordinator ensures safe, efficient care, guides staff in policy adherence, and collaborates across departments to optimize patient outcomes and operational performance.

Qualifications

• RN degree and IL license required.
• 2+ years in clinical specialty.
• Magnet certification preferred or obtainable within 1 year.
• CPR-BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates unit operations on a shift basis according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates unit based staffing assignments on a shift basis 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.
• Assess 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 (manager, administrator, medical staff, etc.). 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.

Education

Baccalaureate degree in nursing

Registered Nurse license IL

2+ years in clinical specialty

Magnet certification

CPR – Basic Life Support

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to support patient care and unit operations. The role leads shift-based staffing, directs nursing care, and champions quality initiatives within a multidisciplinary team.

The coordinator ensures safe, efficient care, guides staff in policy adherence, and collaborates across departments to optimize patient outcomes and operational performance.