Clinical Shift Coordinator (Registered Nurse)

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Shift Coordinator (Registered Nurse)
• Schedule: Full-time nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM with rotating weekends
• Unit: CDH Medical Care Center, 24-bed adult general medical and medical oncology unit (age 18+)

Description

The Clinical Shift Coordinator is a clinically competent Registered Nurse who leads and coordinates nursing care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation). This shift leader oversees daily unit operations and staff/care delivery, ensuring patient safety and compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. The role also supports patient satisfaction initiatives, quality improvement, and cost-effective care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a friendly, professional demeanor; provide timely updates to patients/customers and resolve issues or escalate appropriately
• Monitor unstable, complex, or high-risk patient conditions throughout the shift and coordinate patient care to ensure safety
• Ensure assignments are appropriate based on staff competency and patient acuity
• Collect and organize patient care data; oversee staff compliance with regulatory standards
• Oversee key documentation for national patient safety goals and ensure initial admit orders are received by end of shift
• Manage staffing matrix compliance, schedule staffing per unit/PCS guidelines, and consult with the manager for anticipated variances
• Oversee daily charges completion; support cost reduction initiatives (LOS, HPPD, OT, flexible staffing, alternative skill mixes)
• Oversee timekeeping compliance and documentation/reporting of occurrences to nursing leadership and risk management as needed
• Ensure life safety standards and environment of care readiness (fire safety, handwashing, crash cart checks, etc.)
• Coordinate leader rounding, staff huddles/meetings input, and new staff orientation/preceptor assignments
• Perform weekend leadership rounding on patients and support the Clinical Manager during the week as needed
• Support quality improvement and EBP adoption; monitor chart audit findings at the employee level
• As a shift leader, drive evidence-based, unit-specific tactics for patient satisfaction (Hourly Rounding, bedside shift report, discharge calls, AIDET)

Requirements

• BSN
• 2+ years RN experience
• Licensed RN in Illinois
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS
• Telemetry competency
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
• Ability to assess when an interpreter is needed and use interpreter services effectively
• Excellent customer service skills
• Consistent compliance with the Illinois Practice Act and ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice

Preferred Qualifications

• MSN
• 2+ years in a pertinent clinical specialty
• Cert NRN
• Specialty certification such as CV-RN, CHFN, CCRN, PCCN, CNML, NE-BC (required within 2 years)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification (details available via the employer benefits page)
• If a sign-on bonus is included, internal employees/rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible; new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN position may be eligible