Registered Nurse Clinical Unit Coordinator- Mother Baby

Job Description

Registered Nurse Clinical Unit Coordinator Mother and Baby

Job Code: RN1110

Full-time Nights

$15,000 sign-on for eligible candidate

About Us

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.

JOB TYPE

Classification: Nonexempt

Supervises Positions: No

Job Summary

This role requires a commitment to UVA Health's ASPIRE values:
Accountability, Stewardship, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Equity, ensuring high standards of patient care and collaborative work environment. The Clinical Coordinator Mother and Baby accepts responsibility, authority, and accountability for the management and provision of care given to patients by self or others who are under their supervision and in accordance with UVA Health’s policies and procedures and scope of practice.

The Clinical Coordinator serves as a leader of the healthcare team by establishing an authentic personalized relationship with the patient and their chosen support system, collaborating with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care that promotes optimal health. The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for program specific operations of the practice for the provision of effective patient care.

This includes cost control, personnel management, quality improvement, direct and indirect patient care. The Clinical Coordinator supports the Clinic Administrator in accomplishing program goals and outcomes. In addition, the Clinical Coordinator oversees patient care processes and workflows to enhance efficiency and quality of care. Act as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers. This position requires providing services to all age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individuals served.

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper.

Duties

• Practice the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Demonstrate Relationship Based Care and hold a personal caring relationship with patients, colleagues, and families.
• Encourage Expert Caring by performing clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementing care.
• Act as an Empowered Leader, demonstrating knowledge and active participation in professional governance.
• Pursue lifelong learning through formal education, professional certification, and internal/external learning opportunities and support onboarding of new team members and preceptors as applicable.
• Achieve quality by adhering to clinical documentation guidelines, understanding outcomes data, engaging in performance improvement activities, and commitment to standard work.
• Demonstrate Innovation by applying technologies that support patient care, seeking to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of a nursing program as approved by the State Board of Nursing.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a specialized practice.
• Licensure: Applicable state RN license required.
• Additional Skills/Requirements: AHA Healthcare BLS required.
• Preferred Skills/Requirements: Knowledge of OSHA guidelines and Universal Precautions protocol.

Physical Demands

Physical Demand Code: 20A, Nursing. Work function/activity:
Medium to Heavy Physical Demand. The job requires constant standing, frequently walking, bending/stooping, proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull 100 lbs. For any weight over 35 lbs., use Safe Handling Equipment.

Other

May require safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention:
Yes.

• On call responsibilities as directed:
  No.
• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed:
  Yes.