RN Clinical Coordinator Operating Room Education

Penrose Hospital; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $20,000

Relocation assistance up to $8,000

Job summary

Penrose Hospital's Surgery Department is seeking an RN Clinical Coordinator to actively support the department director by coordinating clinical activities for the unit and serving as a vital clinical resource and role model.

You will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, lead shift operations, assign duties, liaise with physicians and care teams, authorize procedures, and ensure high-quality patient care while upholding ethical standards and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or by endorsement.
• One year of clinical RN experience.
• RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical and department activities for the unit.
• Serve as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.
• Provide leadership, support, and coordination of the unit’s daily operations during designated shift.
• Assist in directing, organizing, and prioritizing shift activities ensuring patient care and staff needs are met.
• Ensure appropriateness of admissions/cases to the unit and appropriate staff skill mix for safe care.
• Liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Ethical practice

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Clinical Coordinator, you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit, serving as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.

Every day you will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, ensure high-quality care delivery, act as a crucial link between physicians and the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage as shift charge, and actively take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity, all while promoting patient well-being and adhering to professional standards.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, superior communication and collaboration abilities, and an unwavering commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.

• Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data. Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides leadership, support, and coordination of unit’s daily operations during designated shift.
• Assists in directing, organizing, and prioritizing all shift activities ensuring patient care and staff needs are met.
• Ensures appropriateness of admissions/cases to the unit/department and that appropriate staff skill mix exists to provide safe patient care.
• Liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.

We are offering a $20,000 sign on bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Degree in Nursing or by endorsement
• One (1) year of clinical RN experience.
• RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Nursing Specialty Certification

Where You'll Work

The Surgery Department at Penrose Hospital has 16 OR suites and performs 30 - 40 cases per day. We specialize in heart, vascular, general, gynecology, urology, ortho, spine, neuro, plastics, robotics, and trauma procedures on adult patients only. Our department's mission is to provide the best possible patient care. People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay. We are looking for dedicated, hard-working team players.