Clinical Coordinator Charge Nurse-Oncology Full Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine; Palos Heights (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to enhance patient care and streamline unit operations. This vital role involves overseeing staffing assignments, ensuring compliance with policies, and providing direct patient care. The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead interdisciplinary teams. You will play a key role in fostering a safe and efficient environment for both patients and staff. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient outcomes and thrive in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Continuing Education

Flexible Scheduling

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or equivalent experience.
• Registered Nurse in Illinois with two years in clinical specialty.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates unit operations and staffing assignments.
• Directs patient care and champions new initiatives.
• Implements action plans for safe, quality care.

Skills

Patient Care

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Clinical Assessment

Staff Coordination

Problem Solving

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

CPR Certification

Job description

Description

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

Equal Opportunity

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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.