About this role
Summary
Job Description:
Clinical Coordinator , NICU
Shift : Full-time, 1st Shift
About the unit: 5A NICU is a 32-bed private room NICU caring for High-Risk neonates from 28 weeks to full-term.
Position Overview:
Under direction of the Director, the 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.
- This position also serves as a clinical nurse as the individual spends majority of his/her time (>50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit/clinic through medication administration, provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered communication and education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.
- Possesses authority and freedom to make nursing care decisions within the full scope of nursing practice.
- Other responsibilities may include supporting the Director as needed through coordination of the following priorities: nursing care team development, program planning, monitoring financial and human resources, process improvements, unit/clinic staffing plan and daily staffing activities.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
- Bachelors Degree
- Active Kentucky BSN license.
- BLS, ACLS, and/or other designated unit specific certification training/requirements.
- 3 years RN experience, 1 yr Charge Nurse experience, or Leadership role required.