Clinical Shift Coordinator Operating Room Full-Time Days

Northwesternmedicine; Huntley (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Shift Coordinator to oversee daily nurse operations on the hospital unit, coordinating care from admission to discharge and ensuring quality patient care. The role emphasizes leadership, staff scheduling, effective communication with patients and teams, and strict adherence to regulatory and safety standards to support a high-performing care environment.

You will model professional practice and guide staff to deliver compassionate, evidence-based nursing

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed registered nurse with IL license.
• Ability to lead a clinical shift and coordinate care.
• Familiarity with nursing documentation and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily unit operations and staffing during shifts.
• Coordinates patient placement and ensures timely admissions.
• Maintains patient safety and regulatory compliance.
• Communicates with patients, families, and care teams.
• Monitors performance and supports continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Staff scheduling

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Registered Nurse license (IL)

Job description

The Clinical Shift 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.

A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the hospitalized patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. This nurse functions in a leadership, overseeing daily unit operations, staff, and care delivery, utilizing a staff focused leadership model.

Responsibilities:

• Presents a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance.
• Provides accurate information and timely updates to patients and customers. Addresses questions and concerns promptly, or identifies appropriate person and resources to do so. Provides directions or help to patients and customers with finding their way.
• Uses effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns when they occur.
• Demonstrates teamwork by helping co-workers within and across departments. Communicates effectively with others, respects diverse opinions and styles, acknowledges the assistance and contributions of others.
• Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
• Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
• Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
• Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
• Demonstrates proficiency as a staff nurse and serves as a role model and resource to staff.
• Maintains awareness of unstable, complex or high-risk patient conditions throughout the shift.
• Ensures appropriate assignment of care based on staff competency and patient acuity.
• Coordinates and monitors patient care to ensure patient safety.
• Collects, analyzes and organizes patient care data for the unit.
• Oversees that staff are in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Ensures adaptation of services as needed to reflect age, culture, gender, race, nationality, religion, etc.
• Oversees documentation of key critical elements for patient care and national patient safety goals (restraints, verbal orders, abbreviations, etc.)
• Ensures initial admit orders are received by end of shift.
• Demonstrates knowledge of staffing requirements for unit and ensures compliance with staffing matrix each shift. Consults with manager when variances are anticipated.
• Oversees accurate completion of daily charges to ensure unit receives all appropriate revenue.
• Contributes to cost reduction and supports interventions that promote unit cost effectiveness (LOS, HPPD, OT, flexible staffing, and use of alternative skill mixes.)
• Oversees staff scheduling per unit and PCS guidelines.
• Documents appropriate staffing information and justifications in Optilink each shift.
• Checks staff timekeeping on shifts worked and oversees compliance with time and attendance policies.
• Oversees documentation of occurrences on shift and reports to Nursing leadership and risk management as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with patient life safety standards including fire safety, handwashing, crash cart checks, etc.
• Oversees accurate accounting of unit equipment.
• Demonstrates effective oral, written, and listening skills with staff, physicians, patients and families.
• Keeps all appropriate parties informed a timely manner and understands "chain of command" accountability.
• Completes leader rounding on assigned staff routinely and consistently.
• Provides input to and may assist with organization of staff meetings. Conducts staff huddles on shift.
• Collaborates with educator and manager to ensure appropriate and complete orientation of new staff. Identifies appropriate preceptor and assigns schedule to new staff.
• Participates in unit and PCS based teams, work groups and/or committees or shared governance councils. Demonstrates willingness to give 100% and voluntarily assists others.
• Keeps staff on shift informed of unit initiatives and incorporates outcomes of the team/committees work into practice.
• Ensures all RN's, PC's perform as a team in order to complete work on time and take uninterrupted meal breaks.
• Coordinates patient placement with Clinical Placement Nurse in a timely manner and with a positive and flexible attitude.
• Displays and is responsible for "welcoming spirit" for unit by integrating students and resource team.
• Develops open, functional working relationships with other units/physicians by understanding complexities of different stakeholders; has a house wide perspective.
• Promotes an atmosphere of collective accountability for the Unit/Department.
• Performs weekend leadership rounding on all patients and assists Clinica