OVERVIEW

The following describes the requirements for Tour Coordinator on Nursing Services to support the mission of the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Duties and responsibilities encompass Tour Coordinator services to IHS patients.
Place of Performance: Services are to be performed in the hospital under Nursing Administration—Patient Coordination of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service within the Northern Navajo Medical Center.
Period of Performance: Shall be 1 Base Period + 1 Option Period The contract period of performance shall contain a 12-month base period.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience: The Tour Coordinator contractor shall have thirty-six (36) months of nursing experience, with a minimum of two (2) years in the Tour Coordinator environment. Experience must include performance improvement projects and measures, applying evidence-based practice, and data collection and analysis.
• License/Registration: All nurses shall possess a current, valid, unrestricted nursing license in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States, throughout the term of this contract.

Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. If required by the position, the Contractor shall possess a valid state driver’s license throughout the term of this contract.

• Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is mandatory for all specialties. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required at the time of selection for contract award.
• HealthRequirements/Conditions of Employment: Medical Evaluation. The Contractor shall provide a fitness for duty certificate issued by a licensed physician to perform the proposed job without significant risk to personal health or the health and safety of others.
• Language Requirements and Cultural Awareness. The Contractor shall read, understand, speak, and write English to effectively communicate with patients and other health care workers, and shall be respectful of the local, American Indian, and Alaska Native culture.
• Information Technology Skills. The Contractor shall possess basic knowledge, skills, and abilities to use a computer.

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.98 - $20.11 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Nursing: 3 years (Required)
• Tour Coordinator: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)
• Driver’s License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: In perso

NURSING DUTIES:

• The Contractor shall perform patient care coordination duties to meet the standard for safe patient care delivery in the hospital (outpatient and inpatient) in accordance with technical direction provided by NNMC’s Patient Care Coordinator Supervisor Nurse or designee.

PATIENT CARE COORDINATION DUTIES:

• Collaborates with departments to coordinate patient care activities and support activities to ensure a smooth hospital operation during the assigned shift.
• Coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfers (intra-and, interfacility) of patients and documents disposition in shift reports.
• Utilizes the Electronic Health Record and Patient Classification System to document patient disposition or to determine patient needs.
• Coordinates callback for support departments, i.e. Facilities, Bio-Med, Laboratory, Radiology, Operating Room staff, Motor Vehicle Operators, and Medical Staff.
• Makes nursing rounds on the units during the shift to evaluate patient care needs, staffing, environmental, and safety aspects and calls in required resources if needed.
• Assists with patient care in emergency situations utilizing the nursing process and observes patients for conditions that may require emergency measures and exercises sound judgment in interpreting observations to the physician.