Ambulatory Care​/PACU Charge Nurse​/Clinical Coordinator

Full Time Ambulatory Care/PACU Charge Nurse/Clinical Coordinator

Full Time Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, OH, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $34.40 To $47.47 Hourly

Assists the department manager (and assistant manager if applicable) in the shift management of the department. The Charge Nurse/Clinical Coordinator is a role model for professional behavior, clinical skills and customer service and holds staff accountable for the same. Coordinates and directs activities during the shift to meet nursing care requirements and assure effective communication during the shift and with the prior and following shifts.

Manages shift resources to achieve optimal clinical and financial effectiveness. Maintains visibility and communication to staff, other departments, patients, visitors and physicians. Functions as a resource to all nursing staff members and physicians. Direct patient care is required within the Charge Nurse’s scope of practice.

Provides nursing care to patients in an efficient, professional, compassionate and caring manner. Directs the activities of paraprofessional as they provide care. Responsible for implementing nursing care of assigned patients via the Nursing Process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Acts in compliance with hospital, Nursing Department policies/procedures and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Ohio. Follows WCH Nursing Philosophy and practice model which are derived from the Synergy model and appropriate Service Standards as outlined in Employee Handbook.

Department Manager, and Assistant Manager as applicable

• Licensed in Ohio
• As of September 2012, a BSN is required for any nurse promoted to a charge nurse / clinical coordinator position.
• Nurses without a BSN who are currently in the role are required to enroll in a BSN program by September 2014 unless they will have 20 years or more of experience as an RN or LPN by September 2017. Nurses with more than 20 years of experience by September 2017 will be grandfathered and will not be required to complete a BSN.
• Maintain a current AHA (American Heart Association) Healthcare Provider BLS card while in this position.
• 2 years relevant hospital experience
• Demonstrates leadership skills / abilities
• Strong teaching and mentoring skills
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates support of unit and hospital leadership
• Accepts change with a positive helpful attitude
• Demonstrates initiative and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates professional nursing practice and behaviors

• BSN
• Clinical certification

• Employees in this position may be exposed to blood, body fluids and/or airborne pathogens and are required to wear barriers
• Employees in this position must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, turn, crouch, and bend as necessary to complete nursing care tasks
• Certifications as appropriate and required by the Department such as ACLS, NRP, PALS must be obtained within 1 year and maintained while in this position
• Meets all expectations, behaviors and clinical practice implementation expectations both departmental and unit specific as outlined in the Staff Nurse job description

All expectations detailed below are considered ADA Essential.

• Functions in a professional and thoughtful manner, demonstrating:
• Decision-making and priority setting skills
• Time management and effective use of resources
• Adherence to Charge RN unit responsibility list
• Professional communication that fosters a calm and orderly environment
• Demonstrate ability to lead/direct a team of caregivers in providing care for a group of patients
• Facilitates teamwork by adhering to Nursing Practice Model
• Demonstrates support of employee involvement through reward and recognition activities, both formal and informal, on a hospital wide and unit level (e-mails, gain sharing, etc.). Seeks out innovative ways to recognize and encourage staff.
• Accepts and responds to change productively, while maintaining a positive attitude
• Role models professional nursing practice and behavior
• Demonstrates basic ability to have and manage a crucial conversation
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in daily patient care and role modeling for staff
• Responds positively to change, promotes enthusiasm for change
• Effectively monitors the implementation of the nursing process for patients on assigned unit, including appropriate delegation

• Communicates changes in practice, policies, procedures, expectations, performance improvement
• Maintains awareness of verbal / non verbal communication in interactions with staff, other departments, customers, physicians, patients and families
• Maintains patient confidentiality in all communication interactions: written, verbal, electronic and digital
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with physicians and all members of the health care team
• Reports critical information to…