Clinical Nurse Shift Coordinator (Inpatient Surgical Unit)

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Nurse Shift Coordinator (Inpatient Surgical Care Unit)
• Schedule: Full Time Nights

Description

The Clinical Shift Coordinator is a clinically competent, registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates hospitalized patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. This role provides leadership by overseeing daily unit operations, staff, and care delivery while complying with organizational policies, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional nursing practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor; provide accurate information and timely updates to patients and customers
• Coordinate and monitor patient care to ensure patient safety; assign care based on staff competency and patient acuity
• Collect, analyze, and organize unit patient care data
• Oversee staff compliance with regulatory standards and documentation of key critical elements for patient safety goals (restraints, verbal orders, abbreviations, etc.)
• Ensure initial admit orders are received by end of shift
• Manage staffing requirements and comply with the staffing matrix each shift; consult the manager when variances are anticipated
• Document staffing information and justifications each shift in Optilink; check staff timekeeping and time and attendance policy compliance
• Document occurrences on shift and report to nursing leadership and risk management as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with patient life safety standards (fire safety, handwashing, crash cart checks, etc.)
• Oversee daily charges completion to ensure appropriate revenue for the unit
• Support cost reduction and unit cost effectiveness initiatives (LOS, HPPD, OT, flexible staffing, alternative skill mixes)
• Oversee staff scheduling per unit and PCS guidelines; coordinate patient placement with the Clinical Placement Nurse
• Lead rounding and shift communications (leader rounding, staff huddles, chain of command accountability)
• Support orientation of new staff; assign preceptors; participate in shared governance/committees
• Perform weekend leadership rounding and assist the Clinical Manager as needed during the week
• Contribute to performance evaluations, minor disciplinary actions (with approval), coaching, retention strategies, and annual competency completion as a Qualified Observer
• Participate in quality improvement and support EBP/research integration at the bedside
• Hardwire unit-specific, evidence-based patient satisfaction tactics (Hourly Rounding, bedside shift report, discharge calls, AIDET) and monitor chart audit findings

Benefits

The role includes a wide range of benefits designed to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, along with protection for unexpected life events. Benefits details are provided through the employer benefits site, and eligibility depends on the benefits eligibility by employment classification. If a sign-on bonus is offered, eligibility follows stated conditions (e.g., internal employees/rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible; new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN role may be eligible).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• 3 years of RN experience
• Licensed RN in the State of Illinois
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Telemetry competency
• Basic computer knowledge
• Effective communication in English (verbal and written)
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work within the Illinois Practice Act for Nursing and ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
• Ability to assess when an interpreter is needed and use interpreter services effectively