About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our RN Clinical Coordinator, you will support unit operations by overseeing daily clinical and departmental activities, serving as the shift charge or service line coordinator, and ensuring that patient care consistently meets quality standards. Acting as a liaison between physicians and the patient care team, you will promote cooperation across departments, supervise nursing staff, and provide guidance on performance management. Every day, you will utilize the nursing process to deliver patient-centered care aligned with best practices and the State Nurse Practice Act. You will also maintain communication with unit staff, contribute to unit-wide improvements, and mentor associates to foster professional growth. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong leadership skills, effective communication, and the capacity to drive high-quality care.
- Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
- Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
- Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Provides leadership, support, and coordination of unit’s daily operations during designated shift.
- Assists in directing, organizing and prioritizing all shift activities ensuring patient care and staff needs are met.
- Ensures appropriateness of admissions/cases to the unit/department and that appropriate staff skill mix exists to provide safe patient care.
We are offering a $20,000 sign on bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
Required
- Associate Degree in Nursing One (1) year of direct experince
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current state RN license/ Current RN license from a participating state in National Licensure Compact
- BLS Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty physical requirements
Preferred
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing Nursing specialty certification
Where You’ll Work
The Surgery Department at Penrose Hospital has 16 OR suites and performs 30 – 40 cases per day. We specialize in heart, vascular, general, gynecology, urology, ortho, spine, neuro, plastics, robotics, and trauma procedures on adult patients only. Our department's mission is to provide the best possible patient care. People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay. We are looking for dedicated, hard-working team players.