Clinical Coordinator - West Columbia, SC, United States - Lexington Medical Center

Description

Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator - Intermediate ICU

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Sign On Bonus:
$20,000.Full Time_

_PM/N Shift , 7p-7:30am_

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities.

Ranked in the state and in the Columbia metro area by U.News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals.

The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education.

The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
Provides operational shift oversight, delegates care to staff and facilitates timely patient admission, transfer and discharge. Provides ongoing leadership, support and guidance to all staff and presents a positive image and attitude.

Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process and collaborates with other healthcare team members Uses a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching and the provision of care, supportive and restorative care and or support of a peaceful death.

All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of Lexington Medical Center (LMC), American Nurses Association Standards and in accordance with the provisions/statues set forth by the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Consideration will be given to those with an ADN or Diploma nursing degree who are presently enrolled in a RN to BS in Nursing or RN to MS in nursing program with the expectation that the degree be completed within 12 months of hire/promotion into the Clinical Coordinator role.

National nursing certification in specialty at time of hire/promotion or must obtain within 6 months of hire/promotion into role;
Refer to Mandatory Certification Requirements P&P for required education/certification for various nursing specialties.

Required Training :
None.

Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting accurately and timely; Uses a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems.

Identifies, synthesizes, and interprets sources of data using reasonable clinical judgement to respond to dynamic situations in a timely and effective manner.

Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.

Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

Participates in process/performance improvement activities and initiatives utilizing evidence based practice to maintain and/or improve quality of care and safe patient care systems and processes.

calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Documents all patient care activities accurately and timely.
Provides safe, appropriate, quality of care and support to patients and family members.
Holds team members accountable for standards of care, policy and procedures, bedside reporting, etc.
Serves as a teacher, coach and mentor to staff.
Contributes to the development and revision of unit standards.

Serves as staff leader related to process/performance improvement activities/initiatives utilizing evidence based practice to maintain and/or improve quality of care and safe patient care systems and processes.

Supports shared governance activities by serving on a unit or hospital based committee.
Positive rapport with health care team and demonstrates strong collaboration skills.
Provides feedback and insight regarding unit operations and employee performance to the Nurse Manager.
Participates in and provides input for patient care conferences and discharge planning conferences.
Negotiates for nursing resources to adequately meet the patient care needs.
Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Appropriately utilizes all nursing supplies and equipment.

Demonstrates effective teamwork skills and maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; building rapport; Assists in performing and documenting environmental checks as required by LMC policy and regulatory agencies.

establishing personal networks; L&D Only: A nurse must have documented competency and completion of department orientation to complete a medical screening exam (EMTALA).

Nurses will have 3 consecutive medical screenings reviewed and signed off by their preceptor prior to independently completing screenings.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
Tuition reimbursement

It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation.

LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.

Job Type:
Full-time

Dental insurance
Employee assistance program