Clinical Nurse Coordinator Emergency Department

Good Samaritan Hospital - San Jose, CA; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Employee counseling services

Job summary

Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, CA seeks a Clinical Nurse Coordinator for the Emergency Department to lead patient-centered care during the shift and coordinate nursing tasks for admission, discharge, and throughput.

You'll collaborate with management to improve outcomes, mentor staff, and drive nursing initiatives, including engagement strategies and service recovery, while ensuring policy compliance and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an Accredited school of Nursing. ADN required; BSN preferred.
• Valid and current California RN license required.
• Minimum 2-3 years clinical nursing experience in an acute care Emergency Room setting.
• Relief/Charge/Nursing leadership experience highly preferred.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required.
• NIH Stroke Scale required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality patient-centered care.
• Participates in ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services in collaboration with the management team.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and managers to create an environment of teamwork and improved outcomes.
• Supports patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Implements nursing strategies to improve engagement, including hourly rounds and staffing initiatives.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff and ensures action plans and performance evaluations.
• Assists with staff scheduling and labor management in line with patient care needs.
• Supports inventory control and management of supplies and equipment.

Skills

NIH Stroke Scale

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

• NIH Stroke Scale required.

Hourly Wage Estimate: $91.36 - $137.00 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

As a Clinical Nurse Coordinator Emergency Department, 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 And Qualifications

FULL-TIME POSITION (DAY SHIFT WITH WEEKEND ROTATION)

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.

What qualifications you will need

• Graduate from an Accredited school of Nursing. Associate's Degree in Nursing required. BSN preferred.
• Valid and current California RN license required.
• Minimum 2-3 years clinical nursing experience in an acute care Emergency Room hospital setting required.
• Relief/Charge/Nursing leadership experience highly preferred.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required.
• NIH Stroke Scale required.

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

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Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Good Samaritan Hospital has been serving Silicon Valley since 1965, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 470+ bed facility is a recognized leader in advanced cardiology services and provides a full array of diagnostic and interventional coronary peripheral services. Other specialized programs include echocardiography, Vascular Sonograph and EKG services. Good Samaritan is a Joint Commission Accredited comprehensive stroke center. We are also one of 3 hospitals in the US to receive a 5th consecutive Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer. Among these accomplishments, our facility is a Bay Area Parent Magazine Hall of Fame recipient for "Best Place to Have a Baby", complete with a CCS certified Level III neonatal ICU with pediatric surgery specialization.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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.