Care Coordinator RN

At CHI St. Joseph's Health, we are dedicated to providing the highest standard of compassionate, evidence-based care to our community. We believe in fostering a collaborative environment where our team members are empowered to excel and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Patient Care Coordinator to join our dynamic nursing leadership team.

As a Patient Care Coordinator, you will play a critical role in supporting the provision of effective, high-quality patient care across our organization. This leadership position is essential to maintaining clinical excellence, ensuring operational efficiency, and championing a culture of safety and patient-centeredness.

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities):

• Clinical Practice & Patient Care Oversight: Actively manage and support clinical practice standards and patient care delivery to ensure optimal patient outcomes and adherence to best practices.
• Resource Management: Strategically plan, allocate, and manage human, fiscal, and other resources to ensure efficient departmental operations and continuity of care.
• Staff Development & Mentorship: Contribute to the recruitment, ongoing development, and retention of our talented nursing personnel, fostering a supportive and growth-oriented work environment.
• Quality & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure strict compliance with all regulatory and professional standards. Actively participate in and champion quality improvement initiatives, striving for continuous enhancement in our services.
• Patient & Employee Safety: Lead and support robust patient and employee safety programs, promoting a secure and healthy environment for everyone in our facility.
• Enhancing Patient Experience: Champion efforts to foster and strengthen the patient experience, ensuring every patient receives empathetic, respectful, and personalized care.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Model and cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with internal teams (physicians, allied health, support staff) and external stakeholders to optimize patient care coordination.
• Clinical Expert & Leader: Maintain a comprehensive understanding of current clinical practice knowledge and provide expert clinical leadership during shifts.
• Departmental & House-Wide Leadership: Assume departmental leadership responsibilities in the absence of the department manager/director, and provide critical house-wide leadership as a House Supervisor during evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program.
• Current and unencumbered Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (current).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required. 
• Professional Registered Nurse (RN) experience in an acute hospital setting is required.
• Prior charge nurse experience in a hospital setting is required.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical leadership or nursing management experience is strongly preferred.

• Department-specific clinical experience preferred.

CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health.