Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator (FLEX)-Nursing 6e Ccu Csicu - STL-Mount Sinai Morningside-Full Time- Days

Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator (FLEX)-Nursing 6e Ccu Csicu - STL-Mount Sinai Morningside-Full Time- Days

The ANCC is a Registered Professional Nurse with broad knowledge and skills who participates in performance improvement strategies to improve the patient experience, and serves as a resource for nursing staff in the delivery of quality care based upon nursing theory, research and approved Department of Nursing and institutional standards.

PATIENT CARE

• Acts as a clinical leader to support the daily functioning of the unit on a shift basis. 
• Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards. 
• Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management. 
• Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills for the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care. 
• Coordinates and prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educates patients and caregivers, while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patient, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. 
• Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively.

PATIENT EXPERIENCE

• Role models the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of the following actions including, but not limited to, Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
• Considers the patient’s values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care. 
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family. 
• Uses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients’ perceptions of care. 
• Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed. 
• Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions. 
• Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients’ perceptions of care. 
• Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.

QUALITY AND SAFETY 

• Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement. 
• Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served. 
• Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures. 
• Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes. 
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies. 
• Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients. 
• Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol. 
• Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

OPERATIONS 

• Coordinates nursing care on a shift basis within a specific unit using the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing. 
• Assigns staff for the oncoming shift and recommends need for additional staff as necessary. 
• Coordinates with Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure that supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care. 
• Recommends the progression of new employees within their unit based orientation.
• Provides feedback to members of the nursing staff regarding adherence to job obligations, ensure and regulatory requirements in consultation with the Clinical Nurse M