Sepsis Coordinator Registered Nurse RN

As a Sepsis Coordinator Registered Nurse RN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Schedule:  Typical shift is Monday to Friday days, however, must be flexible to working scheduled nights and weekends on occasion. 

Job Summary and Qualifications

Chippenham Hospital is seeking a self-motivated nursing professional with proven leadership experience to join our amazing Quality team as a Sepsis Coordinator Registered Nurse RN. In this role you will lead and facilitate the development, implementation and ongoing adherence to the identification and treatment of the septic patient population. Unlock your career potential and apply today!

What you will do in this role:

As a Sepsis Coordinator Registered Nurse you will be responsible for all programmatic responsibilities, as follows:

• Ensures the evidence based screening and treatment protocols become the standard of care within the facility.
• Collaborates with medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to patients with a diagnosis of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock.
• Reviews and analyzes clinical data and presents the data in an understandable and meaningful context to staff and physicians to motivate adherence to protocols.
• Observes clinical processes and conducts surveillance activities, with immediate intervention (just-in-time) as indicated.
• Forms idea for process improvement, develops and engages team solutions.
• Provides education and clinical expertise to care team (physicians, LIPs and staff), patients and families.
• Collaborates with physicians and staff in an effort to maximize timely evidence based care to decrease morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and readmissions.
• Leads sepsis committee meetings with physician and nursing champions.
• Leads hospital, medical staff and shared governance meetings focusing on sepsis as needed.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and proactively responds to patient needs to improve patient outcomes and positively impact overall patient experience.
• Works in collaboration with the care team to develop and implement individualized teaching plans for patients and families.
• Collects and analyzes sepsis program data to drive the program.
• Serves as a liaison between physicians and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists relative to sepsis diagnoses.
• Participates in hospital, division and corporate wide collaboration for sepsis care and treatment.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of changing performance measurements for high quality patient outcomes.
• Locates, accesses, and understands local and national best practice benchmarks related to patient experience and outcomes.
• Interacts with patients/families regarding experience. For less than expected care experience, facilitates action and resolution with leadership, and provides timely written correspondence for case closure.
• Adjustment in assignments may occur based on patient and hospital need, changing outcomes and metrics.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required (BSN and/or MSN preferred).
• Current Registered Nurse License in Virginia or Current Multistate Compact License required.
• 3 years of current nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
• 1 year of recent ICU or Emergency Department nursing experience or Nursing Education (preferred).
• Current American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS or BCLS) Certification required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification (preferred; may be obtained within 60 days of position start date).
• CPHQ (preferred; may be obtained within one year of position start date).

Benefits

Chippenham Hospital, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Chippenham Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1972, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 460+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities located on the Southside of Richmond. We are the region's first choice for orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health and cardiovascular care. The Joint Commission awarded Chippenham Hospital the Gold Seal of Approval and named us a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for advanced primary stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, hip and knee replacement and surgical care. We are also a Level I Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Sepsis Coordinator Registered Nurse RN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

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.