Nursing Coordinator | Medical Unit | Nights

At UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital, we are committed to providing the Central Florida community with leading-edge patient care, clinical training, and research programs. Our teams of physicians and clinical staff work together to offer specialty services, advanced technology, and clinical studies — bringing world-class, quality health care closer to you and your loved ones. UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital provides many medical services and amenities for our patients and their families and visitors.

As part of the UF Health network, patients now get more — more access, more services, more specialized care, improved experiences, faster treatment — and as a result, everyone rises and moves forward together.

The Nursing Coordinator serves as a clinical expert for patient care and services on designated unit by providing clinical leadership support. Provides clinical and analytical support to the nursing leadership to plan and predict patient care needs based on quality benchmarking, patient acuity/care trends, staff clinical education needs, and patient satisfaction. Provides leadership to ensure excellence in nursing research, education, and practice.

The Nursing Coordinator provides nursing care to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration. The clinical leader will report directly to the Nurse Manager.

Education:
- Associate's degree required
- Bachelor's Degree preferred

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Must have current Florida Nursing License
- ACLS, BLS for Healthcare providers preferred
- Professional certification from a national organization preferred

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training:
- Maintains / Exceeds all Specialty educational requirements
- Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English

Experience:
- Minimum of two years professional nursing practice experience required
- Prior management experience preferred
- Specific education and experience as delineated by the unit(s) of employment
- Demonstrates autonomous and accountable nursing practice with knowledge and application of patient care outcomes management
- Demonstrates excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to influence staff's knowledge and application of evidence-based practice. Demonstrates ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes