Clinical Nurse Coordinator ER

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off & disability

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Education support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare (Houston, TX) is seeking a Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) to lead nursing care on the unit during shifts and coordinate services aligned with hospital policies. The CNC collaborates with leaders to ensure high-quality patient experiences and outcomes, serving as a resource for staff and modeling our mission and values.

The role emphasizes staff development, scheduling, and adherence to evidence-based practices to maintain throughput and excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• ACLS must be obtained within 6 months.
• BCLS must be obtained within 30 days.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification within 90 days.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 6 months.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course within 1 year.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course or PALS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission and discharge to ensure throughput and high-quality care.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing care per policies and procedures.
• Serves as resource for staff and promotes the org's vision and values.
• Collaborates with management to foster teamwork and improved outcomes.
• Supports staff scheduling and labor productivity within guidelines.
• Assists with inventory control and equipment management.
• Participates in staff development, training, and performance reviews.

Education

RN (Registered Nurse)

Associate Degree

Job description

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow.

Job Summary and 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 and procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision, mission and 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

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
• RN (Registered Nurse).
• Associate Degree.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

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.

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.