Nursing Patient Care Coordinator

Job Description

Job DescriptionSalary:

1. Assess staffing requirements and adjusts staffing as needed. Utilizes the acuity system, department staffing guidelines, and other applicable resources to identify staffing levels required.2. Coordinates patient admissions with physicians, admission clerks and nursing departments.3. Provides care in all nursing departments as necessary. Relieves staff for meal breaks when necessary.4. Serves as a member of Discharge Planning, Infection Control, Code Blue and/or Nursing Council Committees.5. Acts as clinical expert providing a resource for other staff. Acts as the representative of administrator outside of work hours.6. Communicate with hospital personnel, department directors and visitors.7. Communicate with patient and/or family. Provide information to the patient and/or family to educate them on disease process, hospital stay, and/or treatments. Communicate with patient and/or family and meet patient needs for courtesy, information, physical care, emotional care, safety, privacy, and confidentiality.8. Informs Department Directors, Division Vice Presidents and the President of problems and participate in resolution.9. As a member of nursing management, is involved in resource allocation and management. This includes monitoring and recording acuity statistics, staffing and documenting staffing decisions, and maintaining the master schedule and staffing work sheets.10. Obtains resources for all departments when Central Stores, Purchasing, Linen, Dietary, and Pharmacy are not open.11. As a member of nursing management observes and evaluates clinical practice. Reports observations to appropriate people.12. Communicates with external entities, resources and facilities. Examples include but are not limited to: Media, Nursing Facilities, Organ procurement organizations, acute care hospitals, mortuaries etc.13. Communicates with appropriate facilities regarding autopsies.14. Give patient baths, oral care and hair care.15. Take vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressures).16. Collect I & O information.17. Ambulate patients.18. Assist with activities in patient mobility and positioning.19. Collection of urine and fecal specimens.20. Obtain finger stick blood glucose readings.21. Transport patients by pushing pulling, lifting in a wheelchair, bed, cart or geri chair.22. Reposition patients with or without mechanical devices, by lifting, pulling and pushing.23. Report patient care changes to R.N. and physician.24. Collection of patient care information.25. Assist with revision NCP.26. Administer medications and IV's, including narcotics, according to hospital policy.27. Dressing changes.28. Administer treatments (NG, foley).29. Communicate with co-worker clearly and concisely.30. Organize and prioritize work to complete daily assignment.31. Start IV's.32. Document patient information concisely and legibly.33. Follow patient-specific plan of care.34. Assess the patient.35. Follow all infection control procedures and policies (including use of universal/standard precautions).36. Provide for patient safety.37. Participate in quality improvement assurance, assessment and improvement activities.38. Notify receiving nursing area of patient's condition and needs prior to transfer.39. Participates in the orientation and teaching of newly employed nursing personnel.40. Participates in nursing projects and/or revision and review of policies and procedures.

41. Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Will be orientated to and maintain competence in working with patients in the following age categories: Med/Surg, ICU: Infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
OB: Neonate, adolescent, and adult patients.
OR; ER: Neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Competence at the beginning of employment will be measured through observation during orientation, math and medication administration testing, and review of documentation. Ongoing competence will be measured through observation of clinical practice, observation for performance evaluation, competency inservice and testing, and math and medication administration testing. See attached sheet for other initial and ongoing competence required by each department.

Education: Graduate of a State Board approved or accredited school of nursing. BSN desirable.

Experience: At least two years of clinical experience is necessary. Prefer 3-5 years, with experience in the ICU or ER setting. OB experience is also desirable.

Certification/Licensure: a. Must be currently licensed in Kansas to practice as a registered professional nurse. Valid temporary permit to practice (if coming from out of state) is acceptable until receipt of the license.

Code Blue Training: a. A minimum training level of BLS is required.
b. Acquire and maintain ACLS training.
c. Acquire and maintain Neonatal resuscitation training.

Job can demand constant walking. Sitting may be required occasionally, as well as frequent standing. Occasionally requires lifting and carrying up to 35 lbs. May also require pushing and pulling up to 35 lbs. Job requires full range of body motion, with occasional twisting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and reaching. Job may require reaching overhead. Job requires the ability to handle and lift patients. Eye-hand coordination, and finger and manual dexterity are required. Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range. Job requires working under stressful conditions and/or irregular hours. Some exposure to communicable diseases, sharps, and hazardous material is anticipated. The PCC job requires potential exposure to body fluids and radiation. It requires the ability to distinguish letters and symbols. Use of office equipment such as telephones, copying machines, and intercom may be required. Repetitive movements such as writing are required.

Includes working all nursing departments, working weekends and holidays, with potential for varied shifts and overtime. Full time positions are exempt status.