RN-Nurse Coordinator-Urology

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

Responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, directing and controlling of surgical sub-specialty services. Collaborates with the NM in the preparation of revenue and expense budgets including human, financial and material resources. Provides clinical leadership through development and maintenance of standards of specialty surgery, clinical practice, participation in nursing division and surgery sections committee. Works collaboratively with Surgery Section Chiefs to promote proactive, effective, interactive shared governance relationship in the management of specialty services. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

EEO / AA / Disability / Veteran

Responsibilities

Implements intra-operative nursing care in accordance with PCS division standards of practice, hospital, community, national standards and regulatory agency requirements.

• 1.1 Monitors, revises, and adapts current specialty nursing practice in light of changing concepts, methods, techniques and written standards of care.

Organizes and implements specialty program modification and development based on departmental goals / objectives and physician needs.

Communicates operating room concerns, operations, practice changes and medical-legal issues to Nurse Manager.

Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical specialty services supervised.

Facilitates specialty service materials needs through systematic maintenance of materials resources.

Supports and executes materials management program developed by the hospital and department.

Maintains efficient resource information of case-procedures performed by assigned surgical specialties.

Ensures timely completion of scheduled cases assigned to specialty services.

Maintains credentialling requirements..

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3-5 years experience in assigned specialty services required. Progressive leadership experience desirable with proven track record of success in program development or participation, program implementation in areas of clinical patient care management, staff development and specialty services materials management.

LICENSURE

Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing and touch; moving / lifting patients of verying weights.

Additional Information

Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays required

Urology, procedural, or OR experience required.

BLS, ACLS and charge experience required.

EPIC knowledge preferred.

YNHHS Requisition ID

159164