Clinical Nurse Coordinator Med Surg Ortho Trauma

Riverside Community Hospital; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Fertility & family building benefits

Job summary

Riverside Community Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care across shifts. You will collaborate with management to direct nursing care, mentor staff, and uphold the hospital’s vision and values to deliver exceptional outcomes.

Key duties include coordinating admissions, guiding quality improvement, leading staff development, and managing scheduling and inventory to maintain efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current and active California RN license.
• ACLS and BCLS certifications.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience in an acute care hospital in Med Surg.
• 5+ years applicable clinical nursing experience preferred.
• 2+ years in a lead role with demonstrated leadership and management proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality patient-centered care.
• Participate in ongoing assessment of quality of patient care services in the unit.
• Collaborate with managers to create teamwork that improves outcomes and service.
• Support a patient-first philosophy and engage in service recovery when necessary.
• Operationalize nursing strategies such as hourly rounds to improve engagement.
• Provide recommendations on interviewing, staff training and performance evaluations.
• Assist with staff scheduling and labor management.
• Support inventory control and equipment/supplies management.

Skills

RN license

ACLS

BCLS

Leadership

Patient care

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

BSN to be completed within 2 years

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $61.79 - $87.87 / 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.

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Riverside Community Hospital, you'll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care-so you can focus on what you do best.

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/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 of an accredited School of Nursing. Associates Degree in Nursing required. BSN must be completed within 2 years of hire date.
• Current and active California RN license
• ACLS and BCLS certifications
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience in an acute care hospital in Med Surg required. Experience with trauma, total joints, ortho/spine highly desirable.
• 5+ years applicable clinical nursing experience preferred
• 2+ years in a lead role with demonstrated leadership and management proficiency preferred

Benefits

Riverside Community Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

Founded in 1901, Riverside Community Hospital is a 542-bed full-service acute care hospital. We are in the heart of the Inland Empire and house the largest Emergency Room and Level I Trauma Center in the region and are one of Riverside County's only STEMI (heart attack) receiving centers. We are also a fully accredited Chest Pain Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our centers of excellence includes the HeartCare Institute, which offers invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

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.

"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

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.