RN Clinical Coordinator PACU

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Clinical Coordinator, you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit, serving as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.

Every day you will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, ensure high-quality care delivery, act as a crucial link between physicians and the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage as shift charge, and actively take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity, all while promoting patient well-being and adhering to professional standards.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, superior communication and collaboration abilities, and an unwavering commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.

- 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.

- Liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.

We are offering a $20,000 Sign on bonus in addition up to $10,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Schedule- 40hrs/ week- Days- 4 x 10hrs shifts. Variable days of the week and shift start times per unit needs. TBD during interviews with Manager.

Call required - weeknights/ weekends and Holidays - Approx. 2-4 weeknights and 1 weekend in a 8 week schedule.

30 Min Call Back radius required

Job Requirements

Required

- Associates Degree in Nursing or by endorsement

- One (1) year of clinical RN experience.

- RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable.

Preferred

- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

- Nursing Specialty Certification

- Previous Pre Op/PACU experience highly preferred

- Previous leadership experience

- previous expewrience in high acquity settings (ICU/ER/PACU).

Where You’ll Work

The RN Clinical Coordinator for the PACU at St. Francis Hospital serves as the operational lead for a high-acuity, centralized surgical department featuring 16 OR suites, 23 PACU bays, and 17 pre-op beds. In this fast-paced leadership role, you will oversee the seamless flow of 45–50+ daily cases, managing the transition of diverse patients—from infants to geriatrics—through simultaneous Phase I and Phase II recovery. You will act as the primary clinical resource, providing floor oversight, coordinating daily staff assignments, and ensuring the delivery of advanced stabilization, airway management, and pain relief. You will further serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers and support management with audits and scheduling assistance. By proactively addressing operational bottlenecks and optimizing patient throughput, you will drive department-wide efficiency while maintaining the highest safety standards. The ideal candidate has prior leadership or charge nurse experience, is a strategic problem-solver who will support team performance and care quality, with the requirement to obtain ACLS and PALS certifications within six months of hire.

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs' community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorado's home base for the Flight For Life Colorado air medical transport service. It's an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.