Job Description

Clinical Unit Coordinator

Job Code: RN1107

ABOUT US

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know - and making connections with - our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people's lives every day.

JOB TYPE

Classification: Nonexempt

Supervises Positions: No

JOB SUMMARY

This role requires a commitment to UVA Health's ASPIRE values: Accountability, Stewardship, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Equity, ensuring high standards of patient care and collaborative work environment.

The Clinical Coordinator accepts responsibility, authority, and accountability for the management and provision of care given to patients by self or others who are under their supervision and in accordance withUVA Health's policies and procedures and scope of practice. The Clinical Coordinator serves as a leader of the healthcare team by establishing an authentic personalized relationship with the patient and their chosen support system, collaborating with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care that promotes optimal health.

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for program specific operations of the practice for the provision of effective patient care. This includes cost control, personnel management, quality improvement, direct and indirect patient care. The Clinical Coordinator supports the Clinic Administrator in accomplishing program goals and outcomes. In addition, the Clinical Coordinator oversees patient care processes and workflows to enhance efficiency and quality of care. Act as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers.

This position requires providing services to all age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individuals served.

• Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
• Relationship Based Care: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient's experience.
• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementation of care.
• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in professional governance.
• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, and internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.

• Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities, and commitment to standard work.

• Innovation: is demonstrated by the application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of a nursing program as approved by the State Board of Nursing.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a specialized practice required. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.

Licensure: Applicablestate RN license required.

Additional Skills/Requirements Required : AHA Healthcare BLS required.

Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred : Knowledge of OSHA guidelines and Universal Precautions protocol.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demand Code: 20A, Nursing

Work Function/Activity : Medium to Heavy Physical Demand

The job requires constant standing, frequently walking, and bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull 100 lbs. For any weight over 35 lbs., use Safe Handling Equipment. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper.

OTHER

May require the use of safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention: Yes

• On call responsibilities as directed: No

• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed: Yes

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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