RN Stroke/Sepsis Coordinator - Port St. Lucie

Description

RN Stroke/SepsisCoordinator (Registered Nurse)

Full-Time (1.0 FTE),Days
St. Lucie Medical Center
Port St. Lucie, FL

Facility Description:
St. Lucie Medical Center is a 229-bed acute care facility accredited by TheJoint Commission and designated a Top Performing Hospital. Since 1983, SLMC hascontinually provided quality care to the Treasure Coast community. The combinedefforts of more than 350 skilled physicians and more than 800 dedicatedemployees have resulted in one of the most comprehensive healthcare facilitiesin Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie Medical Center offers a full range of servicesthat include a birthing center, cardiac catheterization lab, cancer care,minimally-invasive techniques, digital mammography, general and vascularsurgery and wound care and hyperbarics. It is a Certified Primary StrokeCenter, accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, Blue DistinctionMaternity Care and Blue Distinction+ for Hip and Knee. Additionally, SLMC ishome to the only Senior-Friendly ER and Orthopedic & Spine Institute.

St. Lucie Medical Centeris a member of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HospitalCorporation of America. HCA has consecutively been named one of Ethisphere’sWorld’s Most Ethical Companies. Join our tradition of excellence!

We offer you an excellent total compensationpackage, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growthopportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent workwith us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life,disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employeestock purchase program.

Organizes andfacilitates activities associated with Performance Improvement for thehospital’s Sepsis & Stroke programs. Interacts with members of the Medical Staff, Nursing Department andother hospital department leaders and staff to ensure organization-wideunderstanding of program requirements. Employs techniques and tools associated with continuous PerformanceImprovement to assist teams in achieving goals for improvement. Worksextensively with physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other hospital staff inachieving support for the practice of evidence-based medicine related toclinical care of sepsis and stroke patients. 

The Sepsis & StrokeCoordinator position is responsible for the data abstraction, aggregation andanalysis of population data using Comet systems for input of data, analysis,comparison, and trending.  TheCoordinator provides educational support organization-wide as necessaryregarding implementation of evidence-based initiatives, interpretation of theassociated practice requirements, and data analysis.  The Coordinator performs clinical concurrentreview, conducts team meetings, and coordinates internal reporting.  The Coordinator maintains an in-depthknowledge of hospital systems, patient clinical data, Meditech capabilities andreports, COMET capabilities and reports and external data bases used for publicreporting and comparison.  TheCoordinator ensures the integrity of the data, and adheres to abstraction rulesof CMS, TJC, HCA Outcomes Measurement Department, and Ethics and Compliancepolicies.  The Coordinator developssystems for evaluating outcomes for clinical departments and physiciancompliance.  The Coordinator facilitatesSepsis and Stroke-related Teams/task forces/Committees and initiates andcoordinates an in-depth analysis on near or actual misses in compliance incollaboration with risk and quality staff, and develops strategies to achievethe desired results of measure sets.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursingpreferred
• FL RN Licensure, or
• Recognized CompactLicensure (subject to Florida State Licensing Requirements, including/notlimited to ongoing eligibility and duration provisions)
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• 1 – 3+ years of related work experience, preferably in an acute caresetting
• Meditech,Word, Excel, Powerpoint and/or other presentation programs
• Attention to detail a must with strong ability to concentrate on detail
• Word Processing, copiers, fax, COMET application, ability to interpretguidelines accurately and teach to others

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