Hospital unit coordinator vs staff nurse

Differences between hospital unit coordinator and staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Hospital unit coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
• Employ by various hospitals and medical centres, mostly part time while attending school doing ICU, ER and floor therapy
• Take ownership for full implementation of corporate programs and initiatives on merchandising, payroll management, productivity, and associate morale.
• Staff nurse for heavy medical surgical unit specializing in GI, Pre-liver and hematological oncology transplant patients.

Staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage and further help stabilize elective and urgent care surgical patients in their post-operative/post PACU admission to the floor.
• Accomplish extensive critical care course with EKG interpretation and yearly critical care medication exam.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in discharge planning including teaching family members and patients wind care and medication administration process after discharge.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings with an emphasis in critical care and PACU settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery and endoscopy procedures including initiating intravenous lines, physical assessments and administering medications.
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