Clinical Coordinator

Clinical CoordinatorLabor and Delivery/Antepartum

Location:Baptist Health Lexington
Schedule:Full-time 1st Shift
About Labor and Delivery:Labor and Delivery is a high-risk specialized unit that provides care to pregnant individuals prior to and during labor childbirth and the immediate postpartum period. This unit has 17 private birthing suites 5 Triage/PACU beds 4 OR Rooms 3 bed Obstetric Emergency Department care and a specialized Antepartum unit that provides care for women with high-risk pregnancies and post-partum diagnoses needing supportive care.

Job Description:

• The clinical coordinator role assumes entry-level and clinical leadership and accountability for nursing care team operations while maintaining responsibility defined in the RN job description.

• As a coordinator this role provides ongoing coordination of unit-level activities supporting excellence in professional nurse practice environment evidence-based care delivery and related nursing patient and family-centered outcomes in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team as identified by the director.

• This position also serves as a clinical nurse as the individual spends majority of his/her time (>50%) coordinating ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit/clinic through medication administration provision of nursing rounds assessments and treatments; facilitating admission transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered communication and education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable etc.

• Possesses authority and freedom to make nursing care decisions within the full scope of nursing practice. Other responsibilities may include supporting the Director as needed through coordination of the following priorities: nursing care team development program planning monitoring financial and human resources process improvements unit/clinic staffing plan and daily staffing activities.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in nursing

• Ky RN License

• Three years RN experience One year Charge Nurse or Leadership role

• BLS/ACLS