Clinical nurse rn Jobs in Chicago, IL

RN Clinical Coordinator

Day Shift, Full Time

Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.

As part of Saint Anthony Hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org .

Position Purpose :

The RN Clinical Coordinator provides consultative, educational and resource services to the nursing staff and interdisciplinary team to enhance clinical performance and facilitate quality patient care outcomes. Assists in coordination of day-to-day operations.

Essential Functions :

• Functions as a nurse leader ensuring that nurses are : implementing the plan of care; within the concepts of the Licensed Registered Nurse curriculum; with consideration for safety in practice; according to established prioritization of needs; documenting and communicating nursing interventions and responses of patient(s) to care.
• Evaluates patient(s) responses to nursing care rendered; documents and communicates evaluation data to appropriate health care team members; contributes to the modification of the nursing plan of care based on ongoing evaluation.
• Selects, trains, orients and assigns departmental staff. Coordinates orientation of new staff to ensure clinical competence. Assist with orientation of float and agency personnel. Develops standards of performance, evaluates performance and initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions. Performs Introductory Period Evaluation and the Annual Evaluation process, as well as goal setting.
• Assists in holding staff accountable for hospital, nursing and unit policies and procedures, competencies and process improvement initiatives.
• Assists in the education and preparation of nursing staff for accreditation visits (IDPH & TJC).
• Coordinates unit-based staffing assignments on a shift-by-shift basis to achieve high-quality and cost-effective care.

Job Requirements :

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