Clinical Coordinator, Baylor, 24hrs. Days

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Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

II.Major Responsibilities:

1.The Clinical Manager will demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of general nursing theory and practice, principles of personnel management in assigning/coordinating, and evaluating caregiver activities.
2.This position will require leadership components such as delegating tasks effectively including coordinating the appropriate use of communication measures between nursing caregivers (staff, physicians, and administration), managing the workflow dynamics of a hospital environment, and making patient rounds on nursing units to evaluate the status of patient needs.
3.The Clinical Coordinator will use effective communication techniques and will acts as a liaison between appropriates staff, physicians, patients and/or families.
4.Main components of this role include receiving and providing patient reports at shift changes to lean and transmit the risk conditions of patients and any existing patient concerns. Duties also include being responsible for reports concerning critically ill patients, new admissions, discharges, deaths, emergency situation and other caregivers.
5.The Clinical Coordinator will support new techniques and procedures to improve efficiency and quality of patient care, utilizing Lean theory and process along with assisting with monitoring activities related to the improvement of patient care, outcomes and or systems.
6.The Clinical Coordinator will be required to complete projects and tasks in a timely manner, promote cooperation and understanding of patient care while acting as a leader and role model.
7.The Clinical Coordinator will assume an active role as Nursing Administrator on nursing/hospital committees.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1.Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
2.Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3.Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4.Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5.Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6.Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7.Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

III.Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

1.Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; current licensure from the Massachusetts State Board of Registration in Nursing.
2.American Heart Association or equivalent B.L.S. certification for health care provider required upon hire or during orientation.
3.If current A.C.L.S. certification is maintained, BLS certification is not required.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1.Familiarity with organization and function of all departments; and with policy regulations and procedures of the hospital is required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.