LPN Clinical Coordinator

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 + Sign on Bonus & Excellent Benefits

The Clinical Coordinator provides clinical coordination, mentoring and quality assurance ensuring the mission, vision and values of the organization are supported through clinical services. This Mentor participates in planning, organizing, directing and facilitating clinical operations of the neighborhood under the direction of the DON to ensure regulatory compliance, nurture a person-centered and resident directed culture. Partners with HHC in providing harmonious environment predicated on Person Centered Care, with holistic approaches to consistently achieve/maintain overall wellness.

Responsibilities

• Assures all clinical policies and procedures of the household are maintained.
• Assuring the hiring, orientation, training and evaluation of the household is adequate to support quality outcomes in specific areas of clinical accountability.
• Assuring regulatory compliance by encouraging appropriate record keeping and charting.
• Ensuring the household participates in Quality Improvement measurements.
• Guides the implementation of clinical policies and procedures which ensure safe, sanitary and efficient practices.
• Skin care management to include assessment of skin integrity, circulation, continence and activity level.
• Develop treatment plan in accordance to HCC nursing service adopted standing order protocol.
• Teaches, delegates, coordinates and supervises primary nurses in implementation of residents’ individual plan of care.
• Provides oversight to various QI systems including falls, events, observations, weights, therapies, restorative initiatives.
• Demonstrates through knowledge and practice, principals of infection control and universal precautions.
• Supports and participates in new admissions processing/auditing and general medical clerking.
• Collaborates with pharmacy/MD(s), Therapy, and other disciplines as appropriate.
• Develops initial rapport with residents and families to decrease anxieties and foster bonds.
• Develops and initiates individual care plan and ensures team implementation.
• Conducts resident rounds daily and encourages collaborative approach of nursing continuum.
• Attend all care plan meetings or has clinical designee attend.
• Participate in various quality improvement sub-committees and activities.
• Assures incident/injury reports and grievances are recorded and investigated in a timely manner.
• Respond to emergency call as needed.
• Provides 'on-call' supervision and other responsibilities as assigned.
• Guides the clinical component of continuous quality improvement in the household.
• Guides household clinical staff to support organizational fiscal viability.
• Inform DON of major changes or concerns.
• Support management/administration during periods of transition/change or stress.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Nursing.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent with graduation from an accredited school of nursing and licensed LPN/LVN
• Two years previous long-term care nursing experience preferred.
• Good geriatric health assessment skills.
• Good planning, initiation, delivery and evaluation skills with regard to nursing care.
• Ability to mentor and provide oversight to other personnel in the delivery of care.
• Knowledge of documentation requirements related to timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
• Working knowledge of State and Federal regulations.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Possess good organizational ability and strong interpersonal skills.