Patient Care Coordinator (RN), Part Time, Nights

Operational Oversight

• Oversees operations of hospital to promote complete patient care delivery.

• Provides oversight and supervisory support to all departments.

• Visits all nursing units during shift to assess and evaluate nursing care activity and patients care.

• Recognizes and assists department managers and directors with staff evaluations.

• Conducts disciplinary action as necessary in compliance with hospital policy.

• Communicates significant events to appropriate department directors including life-changing events of employees.

Staffing

• Examines and revises shift by shift staffing of nursing units and other departments in collaboration with staffing schedulers.

• Gathers and assesses acuity data and soliciting staff input.

• Evaluates stated needs with budgeted hours and/or "affordables".

• Utilizes staff creatively to meet patient care needs in the most efficient and effective manner Recognizes when a patient care unit needs to be open or closed.

Emergency Management

• Manages hospital-wide emergencies such as fire, disaster, tornado, etc. as per policy and procedure.

• Coordinates Code Blue, Code Strong, Priority 1, Code Z (including Code Z Nuero) and Trauma Alert.

• Reports to Administrator-on-Call of significant events.

Patient Coordination

• Facilitates and coordinates the admission of patients to appropriate service lines.

• Coordinates bed placement from Emergency Department and Surgical areas.

• Obtains the assistance of clergy, interpreters and Department of Care Management.

• Evaluates the need to provide permission for treatment of minors or emergent cases in which the patient is unable to provide consent for treatment.

Clinical Nursing Support

• Serves as clinical nursing resource person to nursing staff and other clinical personnel.

• Performs and assists with selected patient care activities as appropriate.

• Provides personnel with the resources and coaching necessary for them to perform unfamiliar procedures.

• Assists in the clinical orientation of personnel.

Public Relations

• Demonstrates positive public relations and supports administration within the hospital and community.

• Clarifies hospital policies and procedures to staff, patients, patients families, physicians and the community.

• Provides information and support to families/significant others as needed to cope with current crisis of illness of the patient.

• Releases appropriate information to the media.