RN Sepsis Stroke Coordinator

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) RN Sepsis Stroke Coordinator with HCA Florida Palms West Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Florida Palms West Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic RN Sepsis Stroke Coordinator to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

 

The Sepsis & Stroke Coordinator is a health care professional who works in collaboration with the medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to the septic and stroke patient. The Coordinator provides clinical and professional expertise for patients, families and staff members. Scope of practice includes providing organized care to the patient with sepsis with focus on health promotion and disease prevention. The Coordinator also functions as an educator and coordinates care in critical care/sepsis patient care management/stroke patient management, ensuring optimal patient care management and outcomes. The Coordinator will collect and analyze date surrounding the sepsis and stroke patients to assist with documentation, coding, clinical care, and outcomes. Functions in a professional self-directed manner to assure that position responsibilities are met. Applies good verbal and non-verbal skills to achieve service goals of customer service and satisfaction. Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team to achieve productive movement of the best practices within the organization. As requested, actively participates in accomplishing Facility, Division and Market Sepsis/Stroke service goals.

This position requires a thorough knowledge of nursing and principles adult education, policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements. The ability to assume responsibility and exercise authority is required. Interactive association and managerial tasks are inherent in this position. The ability to retrieve, communicate, and present data and information electronically, verbally and in written formats is essential. A professional demeanor and the ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, and staff are required. The ability to maintain confidentiality of information is essential.

 

• Collects and analyzes data in order to identify current and expected needs of the stabile/acute/critical patients.
• Instrumental in developing and prioritizing the plan of care to attain measurable goals
• Implementation of the intervention identified and/or prescribed, and evaluates the results.
• Assess and recognizes acute and chronic pain in all patients to assist in alleviating Suffering and improving quality of life.
• Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety and evaluation of patient response.
• Serves as a role model, consultant and clinical resources person to medical and nursing staff and other health care providers regarding their sepsis and stroke care.
• Makes rounds on all patients within specific patient population to identify and manage patient population. Provide education and follow up of core measures.
• Promotes efficiency and economy in the use of equipment, materials and supplies monitoring cost of resources associated with the care of sepsis and stroke patients.
• Maintains open lines of communication with physicians, nursing, case managers and other healthcare professional regarding patient/family needs and identifies areas of improvement throughout the hospitalization.
• Assists in the development of policies, procedures, standards and other resource materials pertaining to sepsis care. Works collaboratively with Directors/Managers of
• Nursing/CNO to identify nursing competency assessment needs.
• Assists in the development, implementation and assessment of quality improvement activities as it pertains to sepsis and stroke care.
• Assists with formal and informal educational activities for nursing staff, based on assessed needs of the staff, new policies and procedures and quality improvement issues to improve patient care of sepsis and stroke patients.
• Participates in patient care conferences
• Participates in the development of individualized plan of care with the appropriate healthcare providers to progress the patient through the hospital process to the time of discharge.
• Participates in the selection and preparation or educational materials for nursing staff and patient and/or families as it pertains to the care of specific patient populations.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth as evidenced by involvement in professional nursing organizations and attendance at related seminars.
• Establishes effective working relationships with staff, physicians, administrators and other departmental professionals on an ongoing basis.
• Promotes and achieves application of sepsis and stroke clinical best practices towards effective and efficient patient care within the facility by proactively networking with Facility, Market, Division and Corporate and Sepsis/Stroke resources
• Serves as chairperson for Sepsis and Stroke committee.
• Educates medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary staff on best practice for treatment Sepsis and Stroke patients.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

 

What qualifications you will need:

 

• Current FL RN License required or recognized Compact Licensure (subject to Florida State licensing requirements, including/not limited to ongoing eligibility and duration provisions)
• Minimum of three years progressive experience.
• Previous Meditech experience required.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral, written and electronic formats
• Demonstrates analytical and critical think abilities with pro-active decision-making and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

 

 

 

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is a 204-bed facility in Palm Beach County. We offer preventative and elective programs and surgeries. We are an Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Primary Stroke Center. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital has emergency services, a dedicated New Life Center and a Level II NICU. We have a full-service Children’s Hospital. Services include outpatient rehabilitation, an aquatics center, orthopedic spine center, robotics, and interventional radiology. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is located on a 94-acre campus in Palm Beach County. The surrounding areas include Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee. Wellington is known for its parks and quality schools. Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee are known for their large acreage parcels, new homes, and equestrian community. We invite you to explore career opportunities with us at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. Join our team of top healthcare professionals while enjoying all Palm Beach County has to offer.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

 

 

 

 

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our RN Sepsis Stroke Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.