Clinical Nurse Coordinator Orthopedics

Company: St. Lucie Medical Center
Location: Port Saint Lucie
Posted on: October 16, 2020

Job Description:

Description

SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Full-time

Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Orthopedics

Full Time Night Shift 0.9 FTE

St. Lucie Medical Center

Port St. Lucie, FL

Facility Description:

St. Lucie Medical Center (SLMC) is a 229-bed acute care facility accredited by the Joint Commission. Since 1983, St. Lucie has continually provided quality care to the Treasure Coast community. We offer a full range of services including a birthing center, cardiac catheterization lab, cancer care, breast center, minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, general and vascular surgery. The Orthopedic and Spine Institute offers the latest in orthopedic equipment ensuring patients have access to high-quality care. St. Lucie is a Certified Primary Stroke Center, as designated by the Joint Commission, and an American College of Cardiology accredited Chest Pain Center. Additionally, the Emergency Room at the main hospital as well as the freestanding ER at Darwin Square are designed with consideration for special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients.

We are located in Port St. Lucie, a city which attracts a vibrant mix of people due to its low crime rate, diverse housing stock, abundant open space and optimistic vision of the people who live here. If you are interested in a dynamic career in a great location, we invite you to explore opportunities to join our team here at St Lucie Medical Center.

Benefits:

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employee stock purchase program.

Position Description:

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator supervises nursing service activities in assigned nursing unit for the duration of the assigned shift or in the absence of nursing management. The task and responsibilities of this position include:

* Participates actively in the planning and distribution of patient assignments.
* Evaluates the effectiveness of care and addresses any issues that affect the desired patient outcomes.
* Supports nursing staff in communication with physicians to include accepting doctors' orders and communicating patient condition.
* Facilitates the process of reporting patient status to the following shift of nursing personnel.
* Manages the nursing care of assigned patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
* Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.
* Carries out physician orders.
* Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.
* Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.
* Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
* Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
* Instructs and educates patients and families.
* Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
* Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
* Orients and mentors new staff members.
* Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Qualifications

FL RN Licensure, orRecognized Compact Licensure (Subject to Florida State Licensing

Requirements, including/not limited to ongoing eligibility and duration

provisions)Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing preferredCurrent BLS, ACLS & PALS Certifications (American Heart

Association or American Red Cross)Customer service abilities including effective listening skillsPrevious RN Charge experience preferredCritical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal

supervision in a fast paced environment.Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending,

reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up

to 50 pounds.

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