RN Clinical Coordinator; Lex; Baylor​/Wknd - CVICU​/SICU

RN Clinical Coordinator (Lex) (Baylor/Wknd) - CVICU/SICU

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• Unit: SICU/CVICU
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑Time
• Shift: PM Shift, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Sign‑On Bonus: $20,000
• Lex Plan schedule:
  Work 24 hr, paid 36 hr; eligible for full‑time benefits and clinical differentials
• Day‑ONE medical, dental, life insurance, 403(b) match up to 6% salary, employer‐paid life insurance (1 × salary), supplemental life insurance, adoption assistance, short‑term and long‑term disability after 90 days, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness

Provides operational shift oversight, delegates care to staff and facilitates timely patient admission, transfer and discharge. Provides ongoing leadership, support and guidance to all staff and presents a positive image and attitude. Promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process and collaborates with other healthcare team members. Uses a systematic critical‑thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching and the provision of care, supportive and restorative care, and support of a peaceful death.

All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of Lexington Medical Center (LMC), American Nurses Association Standards and in accordance with the provisions/statutes set forth by the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

• Minimum Education
  :
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Minimum Years of Experience
  : 2 years of experience in areas of specialty within the past 5 years
• Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional):
  Consideration will be given to those with an ADN or Diploma nursing degree who are presently enrolled in a RN to BS in Nursing or RN to MS in Nursing program with the expectation that the degree be completed within 12 months of hire/promotion into the Clinical Coordinator role.

• National nursing certification in specialty at time of hire/promotion or must obtain within 6 months of hire/promotion into role.
• Current RN license to practice in the State of South Carolina.
• Refer to Mandatory Certification Requirements P&P for required education/certification for various nursing specialties.

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• Establishes positive rapport with patient and family.
• Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; provides education to patient and family in a manner they can understand their condition, medications, and self‑care skills, and provides them ample opportunity to ask questions.
• Serves as patient/family advocate.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting accurately and timely; communicating actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs.
• Uses a systematic critical‑thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Identifies, synthesizes, and interprets sources of data using reasonable clinical judgement to respond to dynamic situations in a timely and effective manner.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Uses ethical decision‑making processes and advocates for acceptable patient outcomes.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Participates in process/performance improvement activities and initiatives utilizing evidence‑based practice to maintain and/or improve quality of care and safe patient care systems and processes.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by…