Clinical Shift Coordinator RN-Neuro​/Ortho Nights

Clinical Shift Coordinator RN-Neuro/Ortho Full Time Nights

Salary range: $38.50 - $61.60 hourly. Placement within the range depends on relevant work experience, internal equity, and collective bargaining agreement for union‑represented positions.

Benefits: $10,000 tuition reimbursement per year ($5,700 part‑time); $10,000 student loan repayment ($5,000 part‑time); $1,000 professional development stipend per year ($500 part‑time); $250 wellbeing fund per year ($125 part‑time); matching 401(k); excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; annual salary increase and incentive bonus; paid time off and holiday pay.

Clinical Shift Coordinator is a registered nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to hospitalized patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The role functions in a leadership capacity, overseeing daily unit operations, staff, and care delivery while maintaining ANA standards of professional practice.

• Present a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance.
• Provide accurate information and timely updates to patients, customers, and staff; address questions promptly or direct them to appropriate resources.
• Use effective service recovery skills to resolve problems or service breakdowns.
• Demonstrate teamwork by supporting co-workers within and across departments; communicate effectively and respect diverse opinions.
• Utilize organizational and unit resources efficiently.
• Manage work schedule efficiently, completing tasks on time.
• Contribute to continuous improvement opportunities and processes.
• Participate in cost‑reduction and process‑streamlining efforts.
• Serve as a role model and resource to staff, demonstrating proficiency as a staff nurse.
• Maintain awareness of unstable, complex, or high‑risk patient conditions throughout the shift.
• Ensure appropriate assignment of care based on staff competency and patient acuity.
• Coordinate and monitor patient care to ensure safety.
• Collect, analyze, and organize patient care data for the unit.
• Ensure staff compliance with regulatory standards.
• Adapt services to reflect age, culture, gender, race, nationality, and religion.
• Oversee documentation of key critical elements for patient care and national patient safety goals.
• Ensure initial admit orders are received by the end of shift.
• Demonstrate knowledge of staffing requirements and consult with manager on variances.
• Oversee accurate completion of daily charges to capture appropriate revenue.
• Support unit cost effectiveness initiatives (LOS, HPPD, OT, flexible staffing).
• Document staffing information and justifications in Optilink each shift.
• Check staff timekeeping and enforce time‑and‑attendance policies.
• Report shift occurrences to Nursing leadership and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with patient life‑safety standards (fire safety, handwashing, crash cart checks).
• Accurately track unit equipment.
• Demonstrate effective oral, written, and listening skills with staff, physicians, patients, and families.
• Maintain chain‑of‑command accountability and timely communication.
• Complete leader rounding consistently on assigned staff.
• Assist with staff meeting organization and conduct staff huddles.
• Collaborate with educator and manager for orientation of new staff; assign preceptors and schedules.
• Participate in unit and PCS‑based teams, committees, or shared‑governance councils.
• Inform staff of unit initiatives and integrate outcomes into practice.
• Ensure RN’s and PC’s work collaboratively and take uninterrupted meal breaks.
• Coordinate patient placement with Clinical Placement Nurse.
• Promote a welcoming spirit for the unit, including students and resource teams.
• Develop functional relationships with other units/physicians and maintain a hospital‑wide perspective.
• Promote collective accountability for the unit/department.
• Conduct weekend leadership rounding and assist Clinical Manager during the week.
• Contribute to annual employee performance evaluations and attend when scheduled.
• Conduct formal staff rounding and follow‑up with new employees as directed.
• Provide feedback for staff development and…