Clinical Co-ordinator - Dublin South - Intensive Care Unit (Permanent)

Clinical Co-ordinator

Location: Dublin South

Department: Intensive Care Unit

Reports to: Nurse Manager

Overall Purpose of Job

The Clinical Co-Coordinator is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily activities of the Critical Care unit on an assigned shift.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

• Co-ordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the Intensive Care Unit.
• Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
• Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments.
• Delegates appropriate tasks to appropriate personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
• Maintains clear communications with the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and incidents.
• Serves as a resource person on the unit.
• Assists with patient care as needed.
• Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance.
• Performs related duties as required.

Clinical Responsibilities:

You will be familiar with and adhere to The Professional Scope of Practice Framework (NMBI 2000).

You will partake in the Total Quality Management processes thereby contributing to:

• The identification of quality, policy & guideline issues.
• The evaluation of current practices to best practice.
• The setting of standards utilising structure, process and outcome.
• All hospital, regional and national audit processes.
• The Hospital Wide Accreditation Cycle.

Managerial Responsibilities:

• The timely identification and communication of any issues to the Nurse Manager.
• Demonstrate a confidence and competence in all hospital policies and guidelines.
• Efficient recording of all necessary documentation.
• Effective managements of complaints.
• Monitoring of all risk management processes.
• Maintaining an effective interdisciplinary communication processes.
• Efficient utilisation of pay and non-pay resources.
• Participate in all Critical Care Unit and hospital nursing communication processes.

Personal & Professional Responsibilities:

• Maintain a professional portfolio.
• Ensure their professional and personal persona positively reflects the profession of nursing and the hospital.
• Identify potential and beneficial topics for nursing research.
• Utilise all practical opportunities to educate the patient and their families.
• Identify potential and beneficial topics for nursing research.
• Utilise all practical opportunities to educate the patient and their families.
• Be a preceptor and or supervisor to students & newly appointed staff.
• Participate in their performance review with their Nurse Manager.

Educational Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Nurse Managers you will:

• Develop teaching skills and participate in the planning implementation of orientation and teaching programmes for student nurses in the clinical setting.
• Provide feedback to Nurse Managers in the compilation of proficiency assessments for student nurses in the clinical setting.
• Contribute to the identification of training needs pertinent to the clinical area.
• Identify and contribute to the continual enhancement of learning opportunities in the clinical area.
• Participate in the clinical induction of all new nursing and support staff.
• Develop leadership ability in order to act as an effective role model.
• Assume responsibility for own learning and development needs.

Interrelationships:

• Maintain good working relationships with other departments and with physicians, patients, families and outside agencies.
• Demonstrate the ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities.
• Participate in ongoing consultation and collaboration with physicians and other care.
• Provides to maximise patient outcomes and unit specific goals.
• Participate in unit-based and interdepartmental QI activities.
• Demonstrate willingness to assist co-workers whenever needed.

Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge:

Teamwork:

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Motivated and an innovative approach to job.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills:

• Effective communication skills including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Have an understanding of change management.

Planning & Organising:

• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning, organising and time management skills.
• Have flexible approach to internal rotations, rostering, e.g. night duty, theatre on call, attitude to work.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate evidence of recent and relevant experience in the specialised area and in an acute hospital setting.
• Knowledge of new developments in specialised area.
• Knowledge of national strategies where appropriate to nursing care.

Qualifications:

• NMBI Registered General Nurse licence in good standing.

Experience

• Five years clinical ICU experience preferred.
• Must possess teaching abilities, leadership qualities, professional judgment, critical thinking and problem solving abilities, and a sense of professional development.  
• Must demonstrate multi-tasking ability.
• Use effective time management skills.

Contact:

Karen McConn

Recruitment Consultant

Firstaff Ltd

85/86 Grafton Street

Dublin 2

Phone: 01 6797766

Mobile:085 7878211

Web page: https://www.firstaff.ie/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-mcconn-3a9604148/