Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Coordinator, Resource
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS

**Management:**

* Informs the department head/manager of staff problems and patient care service issues.
* Performs efficiently in emergency situations, remaining calm, informing the appropriate persons and documenting events.
* Serves as a resource and provides consultation on patient care, hospital and personnel policies.
* Promotes inter and intra departmental collaboration, nurtures relationships with others and is viewed positively by co-workers.  Responds appropriately to negativity, seeks to promote understanding and mutual achievement of goals
* Strong orientation toward services excellence
* Seeks opportunities for organizational improvement, consistently applies lean thinking to departmental operations to enhance or improve services.
* Collaborates with Nurse Administrators to seek solutions to identified problems concerning staff scheduling, staff performance or compliance to policies.
* Promotes a professional culture of learning consistent with successful adaptation to change and innovation by actively seeking and sharing information.
* Makes a measurable commitment to personal professional development.

**Supervision:**

* Assists in guiding personnel in provision of quality patient care and contributes to the professional development of nursing staff.
* Promotes teamwork, nurtures relationships with others and is viewed positively by co-workers.
* Visits all patient care units as often as necessary to ascertain condition of patients, evaluate staffing needs and provide on-site support to caregivers.
* Participates in the identification of staff learning needs and communicates those assessments and recommendations appropriately.

**Customer Service**:

* Responds to and participates in the resolution of customer concerns**.**

**Budget:**

* Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for nursing’s budget.

**Clinical Practice:**

* Assesses patient care delivery needs for patient population for all age groups (average age group populations include pediatrics from age 12 months, adolescent, adult and geriatrics).
* Assists with patient care as needed.
* Maintains clinical knowledge and expertise and uses established patient care standards when consulting with staff on clinical issues.
* Identifies areas of clinical practice that require policy clarification or modification.  Provides suggestions for modifications when necessary.

**Regulation:**

* Adheres to NMHS/NMMC Policies/Procedures/Guidelines
* Complies with applicable local/state/federal procedures, guidelines, regulations and laws
* Provides education, guidance, and assistance with unfamiliar procedures and policies; while assisting staff to identify resources for information and assistance.

**Requirements:**
 

* Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required or in process of obtaining (must be obtained within 3 years of accepting position)
* Must be licensed as an RN in the state of Mississippi
* Must have appropriate clinical experience (3-5 years of critical care experience preferred)
* Must meet continuing education requirements
* Must maintain knowledge and resources necessary to provide age appropriate care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
* Must be ACLS and PALs certified
* Must maintain current CPR certification
* Proficient with all Microsoft Office based programs including work, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.  Proficient with clinical software systems;  API, Teletracking, SCM, Wellsoft