Nurse Coordinator - Ortho Neuro - Full Time - Nights

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We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location:

Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge St. Omaha, NE

Schedule:

6:45pm-7:15am - 36 hours per week - every third weekend

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

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 shift report, rounds, and Situation Background Assessment Recommendation (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 untilization of Situation Background Assessment Recommendation (SBAR) format to maintain continuity of care.

• 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; e.g., refrigerator check, and…