Northwestern Medicine · 8 hours ago
Surgical Clinical Coordinator - Feinberg OR, Full-time, Rotating
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, dedicated to a patient-first approach. The Surgical Clinical Coordinator is responsible for facilitating patient care, staffing, and resource utilization while providing direct patient care and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Facilitates unit operations on a shift basis according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements
Coordinates unit based staffing assignments on a shift basis to achieve high quality and cost effective care
Directs patient care provided by staff nurses and support personnel for a specific shift
Communicates directly with patients and significant others about nursing care
Champions new initiatives and helps in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forces
Implements appropriate action plans to provide safe, quality, and efficient care
Assures safety and security of patients, significant others, and staff
Provides direct patient care
Demonstrates clinical competence
Performs ongoing assessment of assigned patients and their significant others’ biopsychosocial and learning needs (as appropriate)
Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant others
Monitors and documents the patient’s response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes (as appropriate)
Maintains critical communication with Surgeons, Anesthesia providers, Surgical Services leadership team, ancillary staff and other hospital departments
Assesses the appropriateness of staff assignments to provide the best patient care experience
Continually reassesses departmental staffing needs (to include breaks and lunch relief) based on changes in departmental acuity
Demonstrates 'Patients’ First' and cost effective approach to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources
Assures that quality improvement activities are completed for the assigned shift
Supports 'Time Outs' and 'Team Briefings'
Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed
Demonstrates the following professional attributes:
Exemplifies a professional image in appearance, manner, and presentation
Is an advocate for patients and their significant others, coworkers, the community, and the nursing profession
Consistently demonstrates accountability
Consistently demonstrates compassion to internal and external customers
Dynamic representative of the nursing profession in internal and external forums
Integrates theoretical knowledge base and clinical expertise in decision making
Assumes responsibility for meeting regulatory and other mandatory requirements
Assumes responsibility for personal development plan and education/certification related to clinical specialty area
Acts in accordance with organizational culture; understands how own work team affects others in the organization and knows when to escalate an issue, problem, or decision
Ensures that the environment is clean, attractive, safe and free from hazards for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with regulatory requirements
Analyzes patterns of daily activities and recommend operational/program/schedule changes as needed
Anticipates staffing needs for subsequent shifts and makes necessary arrangements for coverage
Assumes responsibility for efficient and effective use of time and effort of all staff
Facilitates effective interdepartmental communication of incidents with appropriate personnel (manager, administrator, medical staff, etc.)
Promotes philosophy and annual implementation plan objectives of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Provides a milieu conducive to communication and cooperation among patients, staff and visitors
Identifies and communicates key issues and trends to managers and makes recommendations for improvement on an ongoing basis
Provides input to manager on budgetary issues, particularly staffing and cost containment strategies
Supports management team with approving timecards for all employees within service line/department
Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient care
Assesses and communicates staff development needs to manager
Orients staff to Clinical Coordinator role
Serves as a resource for staff
Contributes to unit orientation
Assures that research activities are completed for an assigned shift
Participates in nursing research activities
Qualification
Required
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school of nursing or equivalent experience as approved by the Patient Care Director. (Minimum two years clinical experience in area of clinical specialty)
Current license as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois
Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association
Preferred
Specialty certification in the clinical area of focus
Additional clinical experience in another clinical area
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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