Rn Coordinator - Neurosciences Clinic

The Coordinator is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who will actively assist the Director and/or Manager in coordinating the day-to-day activities of the unit. The Coordinator takes a leading role in activities such as nursing performance improvement, job performance evaluations, staffing, scheduling and working with the directors in the orientation and training of new employees

The Coordinator is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who will actively assist the Director and/or Manager in coordinating the care of patients within specific and assigned Neurology Division(s). The Coordinator takes a leading role the triage and coordination of care for patients within their respective Divisions to include close communication and interactions with providers, and in activities such as nursing performance improvement, staffing, scheduling and working with the directors in the orientation and training of new employees within their respective Neurology Division(s).

Essential Duties:

• Medication refills are managed and triaged, in collaboration with clinical coordinators, within 24 hours, on business days.
• Takes a leadership role within respective Neurology Division(s) activities such as Nursing Performance Improvement, staffing, schedules, orientation of staff, etc.
• Manages and coordinates the urgent clinical care of patients during clinic visit, as per provider or clinical staff request, with assessment for Evaluation and Treatment Center admission, if needed.
• Promotes professional growth and retention of self and unit personnel within respective Neurology Division(s).
• Phone messages are managed and triaged within 24 hours, on business days.
• Displays leadership abilities and sound clinical skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Is a patient advocate.
• Competent in performing all staff duties in clinical area.
• Is a positive change agent.
• Manages and coordinates the hospital admission of patients, as per provider request.
• Utilizes policies and procedures to support the RN’s scope of practice.
• Competent in utilizing Cerner Millenium to place physician orders.
• Adheres to governing regulations such as hospital policies, Title 22 and JCAHO.
• Is a staff advocate.
• All clinical authorizations are managed and triaged, in collaboration with authorization coordinators, within 24 hours, on business days.
• Utilizes the six core steps for decision making.
• Coordinates with Nurse manager the provision of services through appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff for respective Neurology Division(s).
• Coordinates and integrates department services on an intradepartmental, interdepartmental, as well as, hospital wide level.
• Provides orientation, training and continuing education for new staff for respective Neurology Division(s).
• Keck Portal messages are managed and triaged within 24 hours, on business days.
• Establishes and maintains performance improvement and quality control activities to support the department, as well as, the hospital.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree Nursing Degree in Nursing

• Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior.
• Organization/time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year Experience in a supervisory role.
• 1 year Relief charge experience.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
• Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association

The hourly rate range for this position is $53.00 - $87.45. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.