ED Clinical Coordinator

About the role

• ED Clinical Coordinator
• Part-Time I Second Shift
• Emergency Department I Lexington, KY

An Emergency department (ED) that provides 24-hour emergency care to patients who need urgent medical attention for severe injuries or illness.

About the role

• Clinical Coordinator role assumes entry-level and clinical leadership and accountability for nursing care team operations while maintaining responsibility defined in the RN job description.
• As a coordinator, this role provides ongoing coordination of unit-level activities supporting excellence in professional nurse practice environment, evidence-based care delivery and related nursing, patient, and family-centered outcomes in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team as identified by the director.
• Identifies, coordinates, and collaborates for process improvement opportunities at the care team, care center, and organizational levels.
• Participates in both clinical and entry level leadership activities to ensure service-oriented, quality, effective, safe continuity of patient care such as unit-based Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QA/PI) initiatives and development of improvement action plan.
• Promotes the use of best practice by promoting the use of evidence-based nursing/best practices throughout the unit.
• Acts as a consultant in the development and implementation of the efficient and interdisciplinary patient's plan of care.
• Supports quality improvement initiatives, under the direction of the unit director while assuring consistent delivery in (including direct observation) standards of practice for optimal patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication with patient, family, Physicians, Other staff, and Director.
• Maintains clinical competencies and can provide direct nursing care to patients as needed.
• Actively participates in nursing research activities within the facility.
• Collaborates with Staff and Management to support compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies and the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. - 3 years of experience.
• Active KY Registered Nurse License.
• ACLS.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match
• Identity Theft Protection - 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire

• If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
• Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.