Coordinator Clinical | Clinical Decision Unit | Full Time | Variable

UF Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Gainesville, FL, seeks a Clinical Coordinator to support the Nurse Manager on a designated unit, ensuring professional and outcomes-focused care and effective staffing. The role provides nursing leadership to achieve excellent patient care and supports staff development and performance evaluations.

The incumbent will work with Nursing Coordinators to facilitate throughput, drive quality benchmarking, and apply evidence-based practices in a collaborative, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of Florida.
• Masters degree in Nursing required.
• National nursing certification required within six months of hire.
• Minimum of two years in clinical specialty.
• Demonstrates autonomous and accountable nursing practice with knowledge and application of patient care outcomes management.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure excellence in nursing research, education, and practice.
• Oversee daily staffing and unit-based follow-up of issues affecting patient care needs.
• Lead staff development and performance evaluations.
• Collaborate with Nursing Coordinators to facilitate throughput and patient satisfaction.
• Represent the Nurse Manager/Director when needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

MSN in Nursing

RN License Florida

Nursing Certification

Job description

Overview

Serves as a clinical and administrative support to the Nurse Manager on a designated unit to ensure the delivery of professional and outcomes-focused care. Accountable for daily staffing and unit-based follow-up of issues that assist in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs based on quality benchmarking, patient acuity/care trends, staff clinical education needs and patient satisfaction. Provides leadership to ensure excellence in nursing research, education, and practice. Works with the Nurse Manager to provide staff development and performance evaluations and works collaboratively with the Nursing Coordinators to facilitate throughput. Represents the Nurse Manager/Director when needed. The Clinical Coordinator provides nursing care and clinical leadership to achieve the organizations mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Current RN license in state of Florida. Masters degree in Nursing required. Consideration will be given to those currently enrolled in formal education to obtain MSN. National nursing certification required within six months of hire. Minimum of two years in clinical specialty. Demonstrates autonomous and accountable nursing practice with knowledge and application of patient care outcomes management. Demonstrates excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to influence staffs' knowledge and application of evidence-based practice. Demonstrates ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed RN in the State of Florida required.