RN Clinical Coordinator Med Surg

St. Thomas More Hospital a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital is the cornerstone of health care services for Fremont County and surrounding southern Colorado communities. St. Thomas More offers 24 hour emergency and trauma services; inpatient acute care; intensive care; labor delivery and nursery care; multi-modal diagnostic imaging; inpatient and outpatient surgical services; rehabilitation services; cardiopulmonary rehab and diagnostics; sleep studies; an infusion center; wound care; and a community blood bank. We are on a mission to provide high quality care with zero harm to patients and employees. Our board-certified physicians specialize in emergency medicine internal medicine urology bariatric services obstetrics/gynecology services general surgery orthopedic surgery and osteopathic treatment. Employees of St. Thomas More enjoy the camaraderie of a close-knit community hospital the relaxed feel of small-town life and an affordable cost of living in a town rich in culture and historic architecture. Located about 50 miles from Colorado Springs at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Royal Gorge locals and visitors alike enjoy this area for some of the states best hiking wildlife rafting camping fishing climbing and mountain biking. Canon City has an assortment of restaurants and breweries and Farmers Markets in the summer months.

The Medical Surgical department at St. Thomas More Hospital has 25 beds and specializes in general medicine general surgery orthopedic surgery and GYN surgery. Our patient mix is general medical patients including varying diagnoses from COPD pneumonia to post-op simple pediatrics (RSV Flu) telemetry and sepsis. We emphasis teamwork creativity and problem solving. We also emphasize compassionate highly competent and safe care. All disciplines collaborate to take care of our patients.

RN Clinical Coordinators may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more!

Embrace your purpose and unique talents now and put them to work. We value individuals with exceptional skills but your dedication to a greater cause is what we cherish the most. Our organization thrives on this ethos providing a supportive team environment with resources to help you succeed guided by leaders who genuinely care about your growth and achievements.

As an RN Clinical Coordinator you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit. You will not serve as a supervisor or manager; instead serve as a clinical nurse and resource to the staff authorize work procedures and assign duties shift charge as well as:

• Demonstrating strong clinical judgment and ensuring high-quality care delivery to each patient.
• Acting as a vital link between physicians and the patient care team to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration.
• Maintaining communication and promote cooperation with unit staff and other departments.
• Provides input and recommendations to the director/manager oncoaching mentoring and performance management of associates.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for facilitating communicating and collaborating with both thehealthcare team and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical emotional and spiritual needsof the patient.
• Act as a professional role model for all staff by demonstrating ethical/legal/professional nursing.
• Promotes the optimal health well-being and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Actively serves on unit as a registered nurse and may take patient assignments based on unit and patient needs and acuity.
• Being personally accountable for relationship-based care organizational mission and core values.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day qualified candidates will need the following:

Education

• Associates Degree in Nursing (Nursing Diploma or by endorsement) required
• BSN preferred

Licensure

• RN License to practice in state of employment as applicable required
• Nursing Specialty Certification preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of direct clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs frequently and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Schedule: Full time (days)