Registered Nurse Coord Quality Sepsis

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Job Summary and Qualifications 

The sepsis coordinator is a Registered Nurse reporting to the VPQ. This person works in collaboration with the medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to the septic patient. The coordinator provides clinical, professional expertise for patients, families and staff members. The coordinator facilitates development and refinement of the sepsis protocol to become the standard of care within the facility. 

 What you will do in this role:

• Supportive of the ethics and compliance programs set forth by HCA demonstrated by:
• Upholds code of conduct.
• Adheres to dealing appropriately and fairly with employee misconduct.
• Enforces all ethics and compliance policies as they pertain to his/her area.
• Sets an example to all staff in their daily activities.
• Adheres to policies on appropriate access.
• Respects patients and healthcare confidentiality.
• Educate hospital staff on the best practices of sepsis management.
• Develops and supports education to meet all requirements of sepsis management.
• Develops and recommends protocol/guidelines for best practice of the septic patient across the continuum of care.
• Oversees, analyzes, and trends data related to throughput of sepsis patients.
• Provides data to the Administrative leaders and/or other applicable hospital leadership to initiate change as appropriate, in order to improve processes and outcomes.
• Work with medical staff to assure continuity of care in the septic patients and to ensure quality outcomes occur.
• Provides organized care to the sepsis patient with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Works closely with Emergency Medical Services to assure optimal continuity of care from pre-hospital to hospital.
• Ensures metrics are in place to show continuous improvement in the care patients with sepsis.
• Acts as an internal hospital resource and externally in the community regarding education of the septic patient.
• Participates in identifying needs, planning and implementing educational programs for patients, families, community groups, and other designated healthcare facilities to improve outcomes.
• Represents the hospital at local, regional, or other applicable levels related to best practices for sepsis patients.
• Assures compliance with all TJC and other applicable regulatory agency guidelines.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building skills.

What qualifications you will need: 

• • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • (RN) Registered Nurse
  • Masters Degree, or Bachelors Degree
   
• No Travel Required 
• 1 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services 
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services 
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence 
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling 
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing 
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts 

Learn more about Employee Benefits 

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. 

At HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, superior healthcare meets the comfort and convenience of a comprehensive hospital, close to home, in Conroe, Texas. We have been providing high-quality healthcare to the Montgomery County region for more than 80 years. During that time we have grown to become a full-service 330+ bed medical center and a tertiary referral center – all while remaining true to our mission of providing care, above all else. As a regional, tertiary referral center, other hospitals rely on us when higher levels of acute care are necessary. HCA Houston Conroe was the first hospital in Montgomery County to achieve the designation of a Level II Trauma Center. We are also a Certified Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a designated Level III Neonatal ICU in order to treat for the most vulnerable patients of all ages. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder 

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Coord Quality Sepsis opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out. 

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