RN Clinical Care Coordinator - Kettering - Cardiac Product Line - FT/First Shift

About the position

The Open-Heart Educator functions under the direction of the Cardiac Service Line manager. This individual provides care coordination and participates in the education of patients (outpatient and inpatient) with cardiac disease through collaboration with the Cardiothoracic Surgery team. Responsibilities include assessment of educational needs and facilitation of unit compliance, assisting the Clinical Nurse Manager in identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of unit activities, projects, and hospital-wide programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment of educational needs and facilitation of unit compliance.
• Assists Clinical Nurse Manager in identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of unit activities, projects, and hospital-wide programs.
• Monitors outcomes and oversees process improvement activities associated with Cardiothoracic patients in collaboration with clinical and leadership teams to drive quality outcomes.
• Responsible for maintaining all regulatory guidelines and requirements.
• Collaboration with leadership to facilitate activities associated with system expansion of Cardiothoracic program including physician and clinical staff education.
• Coordinates pre-op education and collaborates with Cardiothoracic office and PAT to ensure appropriate pre-op testing is completed.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in the state of Ohio.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical nursing experience in Cardiovascular field with open-heart recovery experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and teaching abilities.
• Demonstrated professional and ethical behavior.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required within 60 days of employment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to maintain detailed, accurate records.
• Must possess a high degree of self-motivation and ability to function independently while utilizing critical thinking skills.
• Ability to adapt to change, multitask and manage stressful situations.
• Good prioritization skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products especially Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint.
• Must be able to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and policies.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum five years clinical experience with three to five years in cardiac nursing and/or broad knowledge in cardiac disease.
• Demonstrated computer and electronic health documentation, data entry and management and information presentation.