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All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and
duties in such a way that supports KHIs vision to be among the kindest,
highest quality health systems in the country.
Serves as a liaison between patients, staff, and management while
proactively coordinating high quality, safe patient care flow, managing
continuous process improvement, and supporting a positive, respectful,
and professional working environment for all.
Adheres to all areas of the KHI Behavioral Expectations Agreement and
Social Media Guidelines; Supports/embraces KHIs Mission, Vision, and
values, as well as promote a positive image of KHI; Acts as a role model
to staff; Maintains patient and staff confidentiality; Maintains a
professional appearance and manner at all times; Supports a healthy work
environment through skilled communication, true collaboration, effective
decision making, appropriate staffing and meaningful recognition.
Key Responsibilities
Coordination of Nursing Personnel
Coordinates staffing for current and next shift for optimal
productivity, taking into consideration patient acuity and staff
expertise.
Delegates patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.
Leads daily team huddles to provide accurate, consistent information to
team members.
Demonstrates the ability to support staff with problem solving and
decision making.
Assists with interviewing, hiring, and orientation of new employees.
Provide and manage constructive feedback.
Provides input regarding employee performance evaluations and
competencies.
Attends huddles, clinical lead meetings, and LDI trainings.
Engages and communicates with staff to ensure consistency and
standardization of information, including documentation of staff
attendance (including personal attendance).
Coordination of Patient Care Quality and Patient Satisfaction
Works with the Staffing/Supervisor Office to coordinate admissions to
the floor.
Continually addresses workflow issues, as appropriate, to ensure
patients are placed promptly and move smoothly through the hospital
system.
Serves as a clinical resource to staff, assisting staff with patient
admissions, discharges, and clinical tasks.
Attends Care Conferences on the Unit. Assists with ensuring appropriate
patient referrals as needed.
Works with Unit Director in making daily patient rounds on Unit. Is
responsive to patient / family requests.
Works to meet Patient, Physician and Staff Satisfaction goals by setting
the example, using scripting, and contributing to teamwork on the unit.
Contribute to attainment of Nursing Division goal for patient
satisfaction.
Coordination of Nursing Process and Compliance
Provides evidence-based care so as to prevent the development of a
Healthcare Acquired Condition and hospital readmissions.
Practices standard precautions during patient contact and while handling
contaminated materials.
Complies with CDC hand hygiene guidelines and works to reduce hospital
acquired infections and other conditions.
Serves as a clinical resource person and assists with educating the team
on new medications, policies, and procedures
Assists with Performance Improvement activities on the unit.
Audits documentation to ensure nursing assessments, diagnoses, and plans
of care meet compliance regulations and organizational goals, policies,
and procedures.
Analyzes the assessment data to identify possible needs by staff,
patients, and patient families.
Proactively supports staff to ensure our patients progress towards
attainment of desired outcomes, including plan of care revisions, as
necessary.