Clinical Nurse Coordinator CVICU

Corpus Christi Medical Center; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

Corpus Christi Medical Center seeks a RN Crit Care Clin Nurse Coord to guide patient care during shifts and collaborate with the management team to ensure high‑quality outcomes. The CNC serves as a staff resource and helps implement nursing initiatives that support the hospital’s mission.

The role includes scheduling, staff training recommendations, and inventory management, with ACLS/BCLS and RN licensure required and ICU experience preferred.

Qualifications

• ACLS must be obtained within 30 days of start date.
• RN license required.
• BCLS must be current.
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• ICU experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Collaborates with management to monitor and evaluate nursing care quality.
• Acts as a resource person for staff and supports nursing initiatives and service recovery.
• Supports staffing decisions, scheduling, and labor productivity within units.
• Helps manage inventory and supplies within the unit.

Skills

ACLS

BCLS

Education

Associate or Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

As a RN Crit Care Clin Nurse Coord, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary & Qualifications

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) ensures and delivers high quality, patient‑centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

What you will do in this role:

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient‑centered care.
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other managers to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Supports a patient‑first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, completion of performance evaluations, and/or disciplinary actions to ensure a competitively better organization.
• Assists with staff scheduling. Manages all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.

Qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse license required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• ICU experience preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.