Nurse Coordinator - Surgery Main

Overview

Nurse Coordinator - Surgery Main OR - Full Time - Days

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Location:
Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge St. Omaha, NE
Schedule:
Days;
No call required, 12h shift

OR experience is required. Accountable for the coordination and delivery of quality care to patients and families according to the individualized needs of the patient.

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Assures patient care assignments are made according to established criteria, policy and procedure.
• Assures assignments are made according to personnel level of experience, patient status and skill needs, patient safety needs, skill mix, and degree of supervision required.
• Assigns new personnel and float staff to a practice partner for use as a resource. Modifies assignments as necessary based on flow of patients.
• Reports issues/trends to Service Leader.
• Coordinates unit patient flow of admissions and discharges to assure beds are available to match the demand. Leads development and implementation of unit plan when expected demand exceeds expected capacity.
• Uses critical thinking to compare known and predicted admissions against the number of available beds and known and expected discharges to determine if a demand/capacity mismatch is likely to occur.
• Develops/coordinates a daily plan for admission/transfer/and discharges to ensure that patient flow is facilitated and beds are available.
• Assigns beds within 20 minutes of a bed request, or communicates with bed coordinator when time frame cannot be met.
• Presents unit demand/capacity status and unit plan if needed at bed huddle.
• Assures all activities are completed by assigned staff by coaching, mentoring and role modeling regarding patient care issues.
• Supervises/evaluates care provided during assigned shift.
• Redirects hospital staff to demonstrate core values to promote a positive work environment.
• Gives input and assists with completion of staff performance developmental plans.
• Serves as a resource person to assigned care providers as needed.
• Reports issues/trends to Service Leader and/or follows-up with appropriate staff.
• Assures positive customer relations are maintained with hospital personnel, patients, visitors and physicians.
• Assures shift report, rounds, and SBAR are complete, pertinent and communicated to appropriate persons to maintain continuity of care.
• Collaborates/coordinates with Care Manager, Service Secretaries, Support Staff, other departments/units, and/or other agencies to facilitate patient care.
• Assists co-workers in dealing with customer concerns as needed.
• Encourages utilization of SBAR format to maintain continuity of care.
• Manages environment and/or patient care situations to address risks appropriately.
• Monitors and ensures completion and follow-up on:
  Clinical Variance reports (on Intranet), Patient/Family concerns, Staff concerns, Narcotic discrepancies.
• Monitors environmental safety issues and interventions (e.g., fridge checks, code blue cart).
• Provides input into policy and procedure development and revision.
• Meets quality standards and Joint Commission/CMS guidelines (ready for survey at all times).
• Participates and coaches staff in risk issue identification, analysis, reduction, and evaluation.
• Assures appropriate utilization of human resources, supplies/equipment, and budget; adjusts staffing per census/guidelines and budget on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Facilitates staffing on assigned unit for on-coming shift based on identified needs and priorities.
• Monitors unit activities to ensure optimal patient care and appropriate end-of-shift overtime use.
• Identifies supply and equipment utilization problems and ensures interventions.
• Performs Nursing Assessment Process to achieve optimal patient outcomes; discusses data with patients/families as appropriate and collaborates…