Clinical Nurse Coordinator Acute Care

Clinical Nurse Coordinator Acute Care

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Wesley Medical Center!

Under the general supervision of the Nursing Unit's Manager or designee, the Clinical Nurse Coordinator assumes responsibility for direction and coordination of all functions in the nursing unit on his/her designated shifts. In collaboration with other members of the management team, this individual is responsible for the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit.

What you will do in this role:

• Assumes responsibility for direction and coordination of all functions during the designated shift
• Functions as a resource person for staff members and assists in necessary education of individual members of the nursing staff
• Assumes responsibility for the overall quality of nursing care provided when on duty
• Makes decisions regarding activities with these areas based on Administrative Operational Standards, Nursing Administrative Standards, Human Resource standards, and Standards of Care for the Unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team
• Supports and demonstrates alignment and leadership of the mission of Wesley Healthcare and Wesley ICARE standards
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by participation in quality of care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements
• Maintains current professional knowledge, acts as a role model/resource, and oversees direct nursing care to patients
• Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s)
• Secures, administers and handles medication according to established guidelines
• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Wesley Medical Center
• Assists with assessment and evaluation of staffing patterns for proper utilization of personnel, according to patient acuity levels
• Assists in investigations, documentation, and resolution of complaints or incidents concerning patients, visitors, physicians and staff
• Participates in, and enforces hospital life -safety, quality, and risk management policies, procedures, and standards of regulatory agencies
• Assists in the development and implementation of goals and objectives for the department
• Assists with interviewing, hiring, orientation and evaluation of staff performance
• Performs all other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) verification course through American Heart Assoc "ACLS Provider" or American Red Cross within 90 days
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Nurse Coordinator Acute Care opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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