Charge Nurse; RN - Clinical Coordinator, CDU - Clinical Decision Unit

HCA Methodist Healthcare of San Antonio is seeking a Clinical Coordinator, CDU - Clinical Decision Unit Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Live Oak, Texas.

• Specialty:
  CDU - Clinical Decision Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  Ongoing
• Shift:
  nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Staff

Shift: Nights (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Clinical Nurse Coordinator RN CDU Obs Unit you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Methodist Hospital Northeast which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Methodist Hospital Northeast!

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

What you will do in this role:

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other managers to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, completion of performance evaluations, and/or disciplinary actions to ensure a competitively better organization.
• Assists with staff scheduling. Manages all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse/ A Minimum of 6 Months experience as a RN is required.
• 1 year of healthcare experience
• Bachelors Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma, or Associate Degree
• Preferred:
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 3 years of healthcare experience

Our CDU Obs Unit offers

• 8 patient bed fast paced unit
• 2 RNs and a PCT is the staffing grid.
• 4-5:1 ratio
• Comprehensive educational offerings, including physician presentations
• Proficiency training for specialty equipment
• Experienced charge nurses and unit leadership
• This high functioning unit specialized unit offers the opportunity for RN's to embrace the potential of this department!

Methodist Hospital Northeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine…