Job Title Patient Care Coordinator
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- General: Adheres to hospital and department policies
- Communicates effectively in English
- Ability to care for patients of all ages
- Demonstrates values and behaviors according to Values Statement
- Specific: Maintains attendance
- Arrives to work punctually
- Follows dress code
- Maintains confidentiality of privileged information
- Adheres to safety practices
- Participates in CQIFollows Department of Nursing and hospital policies and procedures
- Complies with Surgery Department policies and procedures
- Patient Care Coordinator
- Assists registered nurse in planning patient care
- Documents patient care on peri-operative record
- Collaborates with other healthcare team members
- Participates in performance improvement activities
- Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates with peers, other healthcare team members, patients, visitors
- Maintains adaptability
- Supports co-workers
- Resolves problems
- Clinical Preceptor
- Performs as clinical preceptor as assigned
- Care of Environment and Equipment
- Maintains unit
- Maintains and cleans equipment
- Operates equipment according to manufacturer's manual
- Information Processing and Documentation
- Communicates patient information to the manager
- Documents information
- Charges for equipment and supplies
- Uses computer systems efficiently
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- General: Operation of OR equipment
- Operation of Central Supply equipment
- Scheduling procedures
- Specific: Knowledge of procedures done at Crawford County Memorial Hospital and preference cards
- Understanding of sterile technique
- Anticipate surgeon's needs
- Keep a calm attitude in stressful circumstances
- Education/Certification Requirements:
- Prefer graduate of accredited Surgical Technologists program (RN's and LPN's are able to function as a scrub nurse with the same orientation as a scrub tech)BLSScrub tech certification
- Experience Requirements (mandatory and preferred):Ability to care for all patient populations
- One to two years recent experience in a surgical setting – scrub tech, RN, LPNTwo years as CNA who exhibits excellent knowledge of sterile technique will be considered
- QualificationsPreferred Education:
- Technical/other training or better in Related Fields.
Preferred Experience:
2 years: CNA who exhibits excellent knowledge of sterile technique will be considered 1-2 years: Recent experience in surgical setting (Scrub Tech, RN or LPN)
Preferred Licenses & Certifications
Associates - Nursing:
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