Clinical Coordinator (RN), Emergency Department

Department Summary:
Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine provides 24-hour care to infants, children and young adults with urgent and emergency medical, surgical and traumatic conditions, ranging from brain injuries to broken bones.

We accept all Emergency Department (ED) patients from birth through 21 years of age. Caring for 68,000 patients with emergency medical needs each year, our ED is one of the largest emergency/trauma centers in New England and the largest pediatric ED in Massachusetts. We serve as a Level I Regional Pediatric Trauma Center, and we house the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning, organizing and overseeing daily clinical and administrative operations for the ED.
• Assisting with planning and instituting operational improvements in the ED.
• Preparing staff schedules, performing payroll tasks, requesting and allocating resources.
• Facilitating coordination of care/services to meet patient care and operation requirements.
• Developing, recommending and applying internal standards, policies and procedures to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care.
• Assisting with selecting, supervising and evaluating nursing and clinical support personnel.
• Creating and implementing staff education/development programs.
• Leading and participating in hospital, departmental and multidisciplinary programs, committees and special projects.
• 30hrs nights; any combination of 2:00pm - 2:00am, 4:00pm - 4:001m and 8:00pm - 8:00am shifts.
• Eligible for full time benefits.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Completed, enrolled or plan to enroll into a Master's program within the next year preferred.

Experience:

• 4-5+ years of nursing experience, including pediatric ED experience. (BCH ED experience strongly preferred).
• Managerial/supervisory experience, preferred.
• The analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experienced-based knowledge.
• Strong communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or well-developed writing skills.

Licensure/ Certifications:

• Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.