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Clinical Coordinator- Medical Oncology/Gyne 13 Prentice North Full Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you were both carrying patients and running the shift, and something went wrong. How did you manage both?

What they are checking: How they hold the charge role and bedside care together without dropping either under pressure.

Describe how you support a family when a patient is dying overnight on your unit.

What they are checking: Whether they can lead compassionate end-of-life care and also support the nurse carrying that patient.

Tell me about a time you had to give a peer hard feedback about patient care during a shift.

What they are checking: Whether they can correct practice directly and kindly in the moment, which is central to the coordinator role.

Tell me about an initiative or committee you led that changed something on your unit.

What they are checking: Whether they have led improvement among peers rather than only following existing routines.

What would you do

How do you make the night assignment on a med onc and gyne unit when you have a chemo infusion running, a fresh post-op hysterectomy, and a patient on comfort care?

What they are checking: Whether they balance very different kinds of acuity and emotional load when spreading patients across nurses.

A nurse on your shift has never given a particular chemotherapy before and it's due within the hour. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they respect chemo competency rules and find a safe solution instead of letting someone wing it.

You're short a nurse and the house supervisor wants you to take another admission. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can advocate for safe staffing with specifics while still helping the hospital manage capacity.

About the work

A neutropenic patient spikes a fever of 38.5 at 3 a.m. Walk me through what should happen and how fast.

What they are checking: Whether they treat neutropenic fever as an emergency with cultures and antibiotics on a tight timeline.

What would make you call a rapid response on an oncology patient who seems only a little off?

What they are checking: Whether they know subtle signs of sepsis, tumor lysis, or bleeding in oncology patients and act on them early.

How do you handle a chemo spill or a breach in hazardous drug handling on your unit?

What they are checking: Whether they know safe handling and spill procedures that protect staff as well as patients.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Clinical Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. An experienced Registered Nurse, who in addition to providing direct patient care, is accountable for facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, patient flow, staffing, resource utilization, and problem solving on a given shift. Responsibilities: • Facilitates unit operations on a shift basis according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements. • Coordinates unit based staffing assignments on a shift basis to achieve high quality and cost effective care. • Directs patient care provided by staff nurses and support personnel for a specific shift. • Champions new initiatives and helps in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forces. • Communicates directly with patients and significant others about nursing care. • Implements appropriate action plans to provide safe, quality, and efficient care. • Assures safety and security of patients, significant others, and staff. • Provides direct patient care. Performs ongoing assessment of assigned patients and their significant others’ biopsychosocial and learning needs. • Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant others. • Monitors and documents the patient’s response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes. • Assures that quality improvement activities are completed for the assigned shift. • Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed. • Ensures that the environment is clean, attractive, safe and free from hazards for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with regulatory requirements. • Analyzes patterns of daily activities and recommends operational/program changes as needed. • Anticipates staffing needs for subsequent shifts and makes necessary arrangements for coverage. • Facilitates effective interdepartmental communication of incidents with appropriate personnel (manager, administrator, medical staff, etc.). Identifies and communicates key issues and trends to managers and makes recommendations for improvement on an ongoing basis. • Provides input to manager on budgetary issues, particularly staffing and cost containment strategies. • Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient care. • Assesses and communicates staff development needs to manager. • Orients staff to Clinical Coordinator and Charge role. • Serves as a resource for staff. Required: • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school of nursing. (Minimum two years clinical experience in area of clinical specialty). • Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois • Two or more years in clinical specialty • (NMH only) Holds Magnet recognized certification or obtains within 1 year (specialty certification in clinical area is preferred) • CPR – Basic Life Support Preferred: • (NMHC, excluding NMH) Holds specialty clinical area certification Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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