Patient Care Coord

Job Details: Job Location:
Jefferson 5D Trauma - Memphis, TN 38103. Position Type:
Full Time. Education Level: 2 Year Degree. Travel Percentage:
None. Job Shift: Night. Job Category:
Nursing Services.

• Ensure continuity of appropriate patient care by planning staff assignments, providing direct patient care, and evaluating outcomes of care within the assigned unit.
• Coordinate, implement, and monitor shift activities to facilitate efficient unit operations and maintain patient care plans.
• Assist in the formulation and implementation of unit–specific procedures and policies.
• Assess the patient's physical, emotional, and social circumstances; conduct nursing rounds; determine if planned or required care has been provided; make individual decisions and referrals to other services; and participate in patient‑centered staff conferences.
• Develop, assign, and/or review the development and modification of plans that provide safe nursing care.
• Serve as the unit liaison and resource nurse‑in‑charge, exchanging information with staff and physicians; contact other services for specialized treatment, tests, facilities, equipment, and material support.
• Maintain safety and control of patients, employees, and visitors in the unit; investigate and prepare reports on accidents and other incidents.
• Perform duties of Staff Nurse and other nursing personnel as needed.
• Make daily staffing adjustments and assign work to professional/ancillary staff according to patient acuity to ensure all work is performed in accordance with established policies and standards of care.
• Oversee the work of nursing personnel and instruct them in providing technical care such as drug administration and the setup, regulation, and monitoring of intravenous and other equipment.
• Review observations and nursing interpretation of patient data and condition and interpret electronic and other instrumentation displays.
• Collaborate with manager and educator to facilitate assignment of new employees for in‑service instruction and orientation.
• Assist in the orientation and supervision of students when they provide patient care, treatment, and services as part of their training.
• Verify that all nursing tasks and ordered medical treatments/diagnostic procedures have been performed and documented in the medical record.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the fiscal management process and make decisions that utilize resources effectively; apply cost‑effective measures in the utilization of personnel, supplies, and equipment and ensure charges are captured for services provided.
• Answer inquiries; communicate and interpret policies, procedures, and standards of practice to staff, patients, families, and visitors to promote understanding and consistency.
• Interpret nursing goals, policies, and procedures governing nursing security, safety, and visiting conditions to employees, patients, and visitors.
• Investigate and answer queries from physicians, patients, and visitors about patient care.
• Resolve complaints, conflicts, and operational problems; inform the Nurse Manager/Nursing Clinical Supervisor of any problems or issues that cannot be resolved or require intervention.
• Identify problems, document resolution, and communicate to applicable parties to ensure operational issues are handled and resolved timely.
• Interpret nursing, personnel, and other applicable administrative policies; take personnel/disciplinary action as needed and in consultation with the Nurse Manager.
• Follow up with the Nurse Manager regarding employee performance or disciplinary action taken.
• Provide nursing care according to the medical regime and appropriate nursing intervention for the patient's condition; include care of the ambulatory/clinic patient.
• Initiate assessment based on the patient's presenting problems or needs, the physician's diagnosis, and the functional health framework during a clinic visit.
• Collect key information from patient, family, laboratory, and other medical reports; ensure all consents necessary for treatment/procedure have been signed and identification procedures carried out.
• Determine nursing diagnosis and priorities for care with special consideration for patient…