What are the responsibilities and job description for the PICU Clinical Coordinator position at Cabell Huntington Hospital?
Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to help support our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
The Clinical Coordinator will oversee training and education of the staff and will take on management responsibilities including scheduling and support to the Nurse Manager to improve services, efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Clinical Coordinators are responsible for maintaining safe, compassionate nursing care based on current standards and practice. They promote shared decision-making and professional autonomy by providing input into unit-level decisions and keeping the staff informed at the unit level. They problem solve to prevent a potential crisis, assess, evaluate, and manage unit operational issues and assist the nurse manager by sharing on-call responsibilities.
The Clinical Coordinator provides education and training based on the staff’s needs while making sure that clinical competencies of staff meet standards of practice.
The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for:
- Education and training of staff based on the specialty area
- Staffing and scheduling using the matrix
- Completion of payroll
- Updating ANSOS on a regular basis
- Completion of the unit performance improvement plan
- Assisting in the completion of employee evaluations
- When needed, serving as a staff nurse. The Clinical Coordinator assures that care is delivered with respect for patient rights and appropriate nursing services.
The Clinical Coordinator is accountable for the unit environment in which clinical nursing is practiced. The ability of the Clinical Coordinator to enhance the practice of the environment is critical to the recruitment and retention of registered nurses. Clinical Coordinators contribute to the unit processes, day-to-day operations, standards of care, and attainment of goals of the assigned unit. Clinical Coordinators collaborate with the Nurse Manager in planning, innovation, and evaluation of unit activities.
To be considered, candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree, at least three years of experience and current RN license.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Nursing program required (BSN)
- Master's Degree strongly preferred
- Current WV RV license or the ability to obtain said license before hire required
- Current CPR certification required Specialty certification preferred.
- A minimum of three years Pediatric experience required, with five years preferred.
- Must maintain hospital required certifications and 30 contact hours continuing education per year.