Registered Nurse Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care activities to ensure safe, efficient hospital operations during assigned tours of duty.
• Coordinate patient admissions, discharges, and intra- and inter-facility transfers; document patient disposition in shift reports.
• Conduct nursing rounds to assess patient care needs, staffing levels, environmental conditions, and safety concerns.
• Coordinate call-back and support services (e.g., Facilities, Biomedical, Laboratory, Radiology, OR staff, and medical staff).
• Assist with emergency patient care using the nursing process and exercise sound clinical judgment.
• Utilize Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Patient Classification Systems to document care coordination activities.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, Privacy Act, IHS policies, and information technology security requirements.
• Maintain professional conduct, cultural sensitivity, and clear communication in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

Work Schedule

• Rotating shifts including
• days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• .
• Schedule and tour of duty assigned by the Patient Care Coordinator Supervisor Nurse or designee.

Required Qualifications

Experience

Minimum

• 36 months of nursing experience
• , including
• at least 2 years
• in a Tour Coordinator or patient care coordination role.
• Experience with performance improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice, and data collection/analysis.

Licensure & Certifications

• Current, unrestricted
• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• in a U.S. state or territory.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

– required.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

– required at time of selection.