Clinical Coordinator Charge Nurse-CVICU Full Time Nights $5000 Sign On

Northwestern Medicine; Palos Heights (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Clinical Coordinator/Charge Nurse for the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This pivotal role involves leading a team to deliver exceptional patient care while managing unit operations in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in cardiovascular critical care and demonstrate leadership in coordinating patient flow and staffing. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will significantly impact patient outcomes and advance your nursing career. This is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about making a difference in healthcare.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with minimum two years clinical experience in specialty.
• Certification in specialty clinical area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates unit operations and coordinates staffing assignments.
• Directs patient care and ensures quality and safety.

Skills

Patient Care

Critical Thinking

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Staff Management

Cardiovascular Care

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Description

Join our dynamic team as a Clinical Coordinator/Charge Nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) and take your career to the next level! We are seeking a passionate and skilled nursing leader who is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a fast-paced environment. In this pivotal role, you will ensure smooth unit operations, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and implement best practices for high-acuity cardiac cases. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in our patients’ lives while advancing your leadership skills.

We are seeking a candidate with past cardiovascular critical care experience.

Working hours are 7pm-7:30am with rotating weekends and holidays required.

$5,000 Sign On Bonus Available

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus.

The Clinical Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• An experienced Registered Nurse, who in addition to providing direct patient care, is accountable for facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, patient flow, staffing, resource utilization, and problem solving on a given shift.

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.
• 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 (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.

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Qualifications

Required:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school of nursing or equivalent experience as approved by the Patient Care Director. (Minimum two years clinical experience in area of clinical specialty).
• Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
• Two or more years in clinical specialty
• CPR – Basic Life Support

Preferred:

• Certification in specialty clinical area.
• Past experience in cardiovascular care.
• Past experience with balloon pumps, CRRT, impella.
• Past experience with open-heart patients.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit ourBenefitssection to learn more.