Registered Nurse (RN) | Patient Care Coordinator | L&D | FT Nights

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare; Memphis, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Patient Care Coordinator team on nights, FT. You will oversee nursing care delivery and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient care goals are met.

Under the Clinical Director's guidance, you will deploy priorities for clinical quality, staff development, and retention, supervise on-shift associates, and participate in performance evaluations.

Qualifications

• Post-Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Nursing.
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• 1-3 years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Makes rounds on patients to ensure care is delivered according to plan.
• Orchestrates patient flow and bed assignments within the shift.
• Assists with emergencies, unit admissions/overload, and supports staff in direct care activities.
• Trouble-shoots for patient safety, assessments, and care issues during rounds and throughout shift.
• Ensures immediate response to patient and family concerns.
• Serves as primary point of contact for physicians and is responsive to physicians' needs.
• Makes/ensures that appropriate shift assignments are made and collaborates with Case Managers for resource use.
• Supports flow of information between Clinical Director and Associates.
• Collaborates with support departments to ensure timely services for patient care.
• Delegates tasks within licensure requirements and participates in quality reviews.
• Provides clinical leadership to Associates during the shift and supports development.
• Provides first line feedback to staff on performance and participates in evaluations.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Care coordination

Patient flow management

Communication with physicians

Quality improvement

Team supervision

Critical thinking

Education

Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

## Registered Nurse (RN) | Patient Care Coordinator | L&D | FT NightsApply: On Campus: Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital: Full time: Posted Today: R-20701If you are looking to make an impact on a meaningful scale, come join us as we **embrace the Power of One!**We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.Responsible for patient care outcomes through the coordinated delivery of nursing care for areas of responsibility. With guidance from the Clinical Director, deploys priorities for clinical quality, service and Associate development and retention. Ensures that a collaborative plan of care is implemented by Registered Nurses and other team members. Assists professional nurses with the coordination of the patients' care with multidisciplinary team. Ensures responsiveness to physicians. Directs Associates providing on-site coaching and staff assignments. Conducts Associate performance evaluation in collaboration with the Clinical Director. Ensures continued readiness regarding accreditation and regulatory requirements. Responsible for assuring the general upkeep of the physical facilities and patient care equipment. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence. **A Brief Overview** Responsible for patient care outcomes through the coordinated delivery of nursing care for areas of responsibility. With guidance from the Clinical Director, deploys priorities for clinical quality, service and Associate development and retention. Ensures that a collaborative plan of care is implemented by Registered Nurses and other team members. Assists professional nurses with the coordination of the patients' care with multidisciplinary team. Ensures responsiveness to physicians. Directs Associates providing on-site coaching and staff assignments. Conducts Associate performance evaluation in collaboration with the Clinical Director. Ensures continued readiness regarding accreditation and regulatory requirements. Responsible for assuring the general upkeep of the physical facilities and patient care equipment. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values. **What you will do*** Makes rounds on patients to ensure that care is being delivered according to plan.* Orchestrates patient flow and bed assignments within the shift.* Assists with emergency situations, unit admissions/overload, and supports staff in direct care activities.* Trouble-shoots for patient safety, assessments, and care issues during rounds and throughout shift.* Ensures immediate response to patient and/or family concerns.* Serves as primary point of contact for physicians and is responsive to physicians' needs.* Makes/ensures that appropriate shift assignments are made.* Guides and collaborates with Case Managers to ensure appropriate patient resource use and movement.* Supports flow of information and communications including interdisciplinary information and communications from Clinical Director to Associates and from Associates to Clinical Director.* Collaborates with support departments to ensure services needed for patient care are appropriate and timely.* Delegates tasks appropriately and within licensure requirements.* Participates in quality reviews for clinical care.* Provides clinical leadership to Associates during the shift.* Supports Associate's development of skill and knowledge.* Provides first line feedback to staff on performance.* In collaboration with Clinical Director prepares and conducts performance evaluations as directed.* Creates a positive work environment and contributes to Associate retention. **Education/Formal Training Requirements** * Required - Post-Graduate Certificate or Diploma Nursing* Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Nursing **Work Experience Requirements** * Required - Nursing 1-3 years **Licenses and Certifications Requirements** * Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing* Required - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** * Ability to convey information clearly and professionally to patients, families, and health care teams ensuring alignment with care plans* Assess team members skills, delegates task appropriately and provides oversight to ensure high quality patient care* Familiarity with care coordination processes discharge planning and resource management to ensure seamless transition of patients within care setting.* Strong knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act and the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse.* Ability to process complex clinical information using critical thinking to develop, implement, and support individualized care plans.* Familiarity with healthcare technology that enhances patient safety and care efficiency (e.g., bar code scanning, electronic health records). **Supervision Provided by this Position** * Supervises all clinical and support staff assigned to the patient care unit on that shift. **Physical Demands** * The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.* Must have good balance and coordination.* The physical requirements of this position are: medium work - exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 25 lbs. of force frequently.* The Associate is required to have close visual acuity including color, depth perception, and field of vision to perform an activity, such as assessing patients, preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.* Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact.* Exposure to patient body fluids as well as exposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.* Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.