Nurse Coordinator - Acute Care Elders - Nights

Job Summary

Location:

Methodist Hospital

Address: 8303 Dodge St.

- Omaha, NE

Schedule:

Nights - 36 hours per week

Accountable for the coordination and delivery of quality care to patients and families according to the individualized needs of the patient.

Essential Functions

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Assures patient care assignments are made according to established criteria, policy and procedure.
• Assures assignments are made according to personnel level of experience, patient status and skill needs, patient safety needs, skill mix, and degree of supervision required.
• Assigns new personnel and float staff to a practice partner for use as a resource. Modifies assignments as necessary based on flow of patients.
• Reports issues/trends to Service Leader.
• Coordinates unit patient flow of admissions and discharges to assure beds are available to match the demand. Leads development and implementation of unit plan when expected demand exceeds expected capacity.
• Uses critical thinking to compare known and predicted admissions against the number of available beds and known and expected discharges to determine if a demand/capacity mismatch is likely to occur.
• Develops/coordinates a daily plan for admission/transfer/and discharges to ensure that patient flow is facilitated and beds are available.
• Assigns beds within 20 minutes of a bed request, or communicates with bed coordinator when time frame cannot be met.
• Presents unit demand/capacity status and unit plan if needed at bed huddle.
• Assures all activities are completed by assigned staff by coaching, mentoring and role modeling regarding patient care issues.
• Supervises/evaluates care provided during assigned shift.
• Redirects hospital staff to demonstrate core values to promote a positive work environment.
• Gives input and assists with completion of staff performance developmental plans.
• Serves as a resource person to assigned care providers as needed.
• Reports issues/trends to Service Leader and/or follows-up with appropriate staff.
• Assures positive customer relations are maintained with hospital personnel, patients, visitors and physicians.
• Assures shift report, rounds, and SBAR are complete, pertinent and communicated to appropriate persons to maintain continuity of care.
• Collaborates/coordinates with Care Manager, Service Secretaries, Support Staff, other departments/units, and/or other agencies to facilitate patient care.
• Assists co-workers in dealing with customer concerns as needed.
• Encourages utilization of SBAR format to maintain continuity of care.
• Manages environment and/or patient care situations to assure situations involving risks are addressed appropriately.
• Assures completion and follow-up on:
  Clinical Variance reports (on Intranet), Patient/Family concerns, Staff concerns, Narcotic discrepancies.
• Monitors on an ongoing basis environmental safety issues and appropriate interventions taken.
• Provides input into the development and revision of policy and procedures.
• Reports issues/trends to Leader.
• Meets quality standards and JCAHO/CMS guidelines (ready for survey at all times).
• Participates and coaches staff in identification, analysis, reduction, and evaluation of risk issues. (Risk Management Process)
• Assures appropriate utilization of human resources, supplies/equipment, and budget.
• Adjusts staffing appropriate to census/guidelines and budget on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Facilitates staffing on assigned unit for on-coming shift based on identified patient needs and priorities.
• Monitors unit activities to ensure optimal patient care and appropriate use of end of shift overtime.
• Identifies supply and equipment utilization problems and ensures appropriate interventions.
• Reports issues/trends to Service Leader.
• Performs Nursing Assessment Process to achieve optimal patient outcome. (Professional Model of Care, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement)
• Includes data from the patient/significant other(s) in the assessment as appropriate.
• Prioritizes data collection according to patient's immediate needs.
• Uses assessment findings in discharge planning.
• Collaboration with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate.
• Provides teaching specific to the patient's health care problem.
• Care plan reflects continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer.
• Is familiar with, and follows, nursing protocols and clinical practices and standards of care for their unit.
• Uses current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards and research literature.
• Documents care in a timely and efficient manner.
• Facilitates/participates in multidisciplinary patient rounds and clinical knowledge/status of all patients on unit.
• Monitors outcomes and documents patient response to interventions.
• Evaluates the patient's…