RN Clinical Coordinator Med Surg - Med Surg

Company: Centura Health
Location: Longmont
Posted on: May 21, 2023

Job Description:

RN Clinical Coordinator Med SurgWelcome to Centura Health

At Centura Health, we're on a mission to heal individuals and uplift communities. We have locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and western Kansas, giving you opportunity to grow your career and impact the communities you serve. We deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. With 25 hospitals, home care and hospice care, medical clinics, flight care, telehealth and over 100 physician practices, join us where your opportunities are endless!

Flourishing Begins Here

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. At Centura Health, we value incredible people with incredible skills - but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Centura Health's nurses have the right resources and leadership to practice at the top of their license with an organization that is consistently raising the bar on care excellence. Our system includes several Magnet-designated facilities (with more hospitals on the Magnet journey) and provides nurses with development, cross-training and options to flex and advance throughout their career journey.

The Medical & Surgical Unit at Longmont United Hospital is a 36-bed unit split into two 18-bed areas on the same floor. The 5 West area is a medical surgical unit with specialties in oncology and orthopedics. The 5 South section is a medical surgical unit with the same specialties as 5 West, but also has locked doors for the safety of its pediatric patients. Nurses float between the two areas, from shift to shift, giving them the opportunity to experience a wide variety of patient populations and disease processes while working with a supportive and collaborative interdisciplinary team (knee/hip replacement, back surgeries, colectomy, gallbladder, hysterectomy, mastectomy, amputations, appendectomy, COPD, acute/chronic renal disease, GI bleed, cancer with chemotherapy, cellulitis, RSV, bowel obstructions, diabetes, etc.). It is our mission to not only support patients and families through their most difficult times in the hospital, but to also support them on their health journey once they leave the hospital.

The Medical Surgical Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator actively supports department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit including shift charge, department and/or service line. Ensure that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with quality standards. Act as liaison between physicians and patient care team. Maintain communication and promote cooperation with unit staff and other departments. Supervise the staff; authorize work procedures and assign duties. Provides input and recommendations to the director/manager on coaching, mentoring and performance management of associates. Promote 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. Personally, accountable for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.

What You Bring/Job Requirements

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

* Required Experience:
* One year experience preferred
* Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty.




* Required Education:
* Nursing Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing required
* Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred


* Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RN's


* Required Licensure/Certifications:
* RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact,
* Colorado Only: RNs working in Colorado under a multi-state license must obtain their CO RN license within 30 days of establishing residency, i.e., drivers license, register to vote, etc. Compact to Compact. Upon issuance of a new multistate license, the former license is inactivated. For more information visit Colorado Board of Nursing - Compact Licensure


* BLS from the American Heart Association
* NIHSS required within 6 months of hire or transfer



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

Your Connected Community

When people and places align, incredible things happen. Just like the 21,000+ amazing associates who work here, every community within Centura Health's connected ecosystem has its own unique history, story and personality.

At Longmont United Hospital (LUH), we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful the connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. As a Planetree Designated Hospital, staff members adhere to the highest possible standards and Healthgrades ranks us as one of the Top Hospitals in the Nation for Patient Experience. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of staff and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education. Longmont, CO, is home to 2,000+ acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the 4th most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you'll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.

Pay Range

$32.36 - $54.97 / hour

Caring for Your Whole Well Being

At Centura, we offer incredible benefits that impact mind, body, and spirit to eligible associates. Our total rewards are designed with your well-being in mind and include Health Insurance Plan Options, Dental, Vision, 401K with generous matching, a Daycare FSA that includes a company contribution, Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Forgiveness and so much more! You can find a comprehensive list of our benefits HERE.

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