Relief Nurse Coordinator, Organ Acquisition Heart

• Category: Nursing
• Job Type: Part time
• Shift: Day - 08 Hour
• Location: Palo Alto, CA
• Req: LP_
• Employee Group: CRONA
• Benefits Eligible: No
• Remote Eligible: No
• Department: Organ Acq Heart
• Scheduled Weekly
  
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At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That's why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. It's why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. And it's why we need caring, committed people on our team - like you.

Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

Job : LP_

This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

Nurse Coordinator describes a variety of specialized nursing positions that aid in planning, coordinating, and delivering patient care for selected patient populations across the continuum of care using the nursing process, ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Nurse Coordinators provide coordination and care of patients requiring assistance and support in accessing and

managing their health care needs. They collaborate with other health care providers to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient services. They will use performance improvement methodology to design data collection systems / processes and identify opportunities to improve care/service for patients. Responsibilities include coordinating patient contact, patient education, and preparing patients / families for procedures/tests in collaboration with the health care team;

collaborating with others to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient services; identifying opportunities to improve patient care services; assisting management to identify and develop operational needs for the unit and to improve patient care services; and they may provide direct patient care.

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.

• Collaborates with inpatient and other staff to develop informational/educational materials appropriate for the patient population.
• Develops, plans, and evaluates workshops, staff training/orientation and conferences.
• Assesses learning needs of patient populations and develops curriculum accordingly.
• Participates in formal and informal evaluation of staff competency.
• Communicates with patients and their relatives to explain diagnostic and therapeutic measures related to condition, provide instruction, and promote participation in patient care.
• Coordinates activities of nursing staff with other personnel and services engaged in caring for patients.
• Schedules physicians to ensure efficient use of time.
• Develops and implements processes / procedures to…