Clinical Coordinator (Rn) - Neurology

Description
Strength Through Diversity
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The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the complex, multi-disciplinary coordination of specialty patient population(s), developing, evaluating and revising care pathways based on assessments conducted through engagement with the patient, family and multiple departments and disciplines. The Clinical Coordinator interfaces directly with Mount Sinai departments, Administrators, Nursing, Medical and Quality leadership, and clinical staff and coordinates care for a patient population regarding the clinical, educational and operational impact of all care delivery, and outcome measures. The Clinical Coordinator reports directly to discipline leadership with a professional line to MSH Nursing or related disciplines and professional practice leadership. Responsible for developing and implementing a plan of care for a specialty patient population and/or specialty-specific standards of care, organization wide.
Roles & Responsibilities:

• Establishes and implements short and long-term goals, objectives, policies and operating procedures to ensure a high level of performance in nursing care delivery to the specialty patient population.
• Coordinates clinical care within a designated specialty, in conjunction with Nursing, Social Work, Care Management, and other related disciplines, Medical and Quality leadership, coordinates care across multiple departments and services within the context of the specialty program including the clinical plan of care, quality assessment and improvement processes.
• Acts as a patient advocate utilizing the Patient Bill of Rights.
• Promotes an interdisciplinary approach to patient care delivery.
• Provides consultation and education to members of the interdisciplinary team specific to the clinical specialty service, relative to the coordination of care for the specialty patient populations.
• Organizes and leads in the execution of day-to-day patient care coordination, as appropriate to program objectives and areas of clinical expertise.
• Participates in promoting and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Serves as a resource for patients and their families.
• Clinical Leadership

• Works collaboratively with clinical leadership and supportive resources to ensure that patients have access to comprehensive interdisciplinary patient and family educational programs throughout their care trajectory.
• Development
• Maintains leadership competency by participation in continuing education, professional organizations and other related activities.
• Serves as a resource to leadership and staff in the development and implementation of nursing standards consistent with the established model of care.
• Supports academic affiliations for purposes of providing clinically enriching experiences for students of nursing and other related clinical disciplines.

• Considers ethical issues in professional nursing practice.
• Serves as a clinical role model and resource to the nursing staff.
• Attending and participating in workshops, seminars, and courses as presenter or author.
• Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people, and promotes and environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity.
• Professional Practice
• Approaches patients, families and other members of the health care team in a professional, respectful manner.
• Maintains clinical competencies, supports relationship centered care, the professional practice model, the care delivery model and is responsible and accountable for his/her own nursing practice.
• Serves as a professional resource to other members of the health care team.
• Treats co-workers, patients and families with dignity and respect.
• Adheres to dress code in accordance with departmental policy.
• Participating in related professional organizations.
• Maintains attendance and punctuality record in accordance with departmental standards.
• Demonstrates professional involvement by:
• Supports the mission, philosophy, goals and objectives of the Department of Nursing or Related Discipline and The Mount Sinai Hospital.
• Keeping abreast of current literature and trends in practice.
• Advocates the highest standards of nursing or discipline related practice.

• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital, departmental and care center standards, policies, procedures and guidelines as well as regulatory agency standards. Assures readiness for Joint Commission and other agency surveys and presents related programs during Joint Commission and other agency visits.
• Administrative Practice
• Leads and participates in committee activities.
• Participates in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement programs to support the professional practice model and care delivery systems
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of policies, procedures, and standards of care for designated patient populations.
• Participates in quality management activities including identifying and communicating issues of performance improvement and risk in a timely manner, using chain of command.

• Communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals.
• General Skills and Competencies
• Ability to organize information and teach others.
• Oriented to consumer satisfaction.
• Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval systems.
• Analytic ability to collect and organize information; identifies problems and trends, formulate and implement corrective plans or programs.
• Physical stamina, dexterity and mental health necessary to coordinate a broad variety of services and programs for designated patient population on a daily basis.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritized, and allocates resources
• Ability to read, write, understand and speak English in a clear and concise manner.
• Visual and aural acuity to assess patient status.

Requirements:

• Analytic ability to collect and organize information, identifies problems and trends, and formulates and implements corrective plans or programs.
• Licenses: RN
• Physical stamina, dexterity and mental health necessary to coordinate a broad variety of services and programs for designated patient population on a daily basis.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritized, and allocates resources.
• Oriented to consumer satisfaction.
• NYS current nursing licensure.
• Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval systems.
• Ability to read, writes, understand and speak English in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Specific Discipline (e.g. Bachelor of Science in Nursing if in Nursing Position) is required Masters degree in health related field is preferred.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals.
• Experience: 2 years minimum in the specialty clinical field.
• Certification in specialty area preferred.
• Visual and aural acuity to assess patient status.
• Ability to organize information and teach others.

Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:

• Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.
• Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.
• Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
• Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!
Who We Are
Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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Employer Description
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
Compensation
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $61.53 - $61.53 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.