Coord Chest Pain RN

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Coord Chest Pain RN you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare West which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West, 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.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare West!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Chest Pain Coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and maintenance of a comprehensive Chest Pain program that complies with national standards for quality of care for Chest Pain patients as dictated by the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Society of Chest Pain Centers and governmental regulation for Medicare compliance.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITIONS

1. Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
2. 1. Follows hospital policies and procedures
   2. Follows departmental policies and procedures
   3. Contributes to the overall quality of Chest Pain care services
   4. Assumes responsibility for staying informed and communicating changes in policies and procedures.
3. Develops, evaluates, and maintains a Chest Pain/ STEMI program that meets and exceeds the recommendations of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
4. 1. Ensures compliance with nationally recognized standards of care.
   2. Maintains Chest Pain and STEMI protocols for treatment in consultation with the Department of Interventional Cardiology.
   3. Develops short and long-term goals to ensure quality of care for STEMI patients.
   4. Monitors and oversees the utilization of the Life-Net EKG transmission system.
   5. Develops alliances with other health care providers, acting as a resource and facilitator to enhance the STEMI market share.
   6. Participates in research based activities to ensure the hospital is represented on a local, regional, and national level as providing quality Chest Pain and STEMI care.
5. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing program management for Chest Pain and STEMI across the continuum from the EMS and hospital entry through discharge.
6. 1. Participates in the care of Chest Pain and STEMI patients when possible to maintain skills and identify barriers and needs.
   2. Responds when possible to STEMI pages from the ED, in-house STEMI Rapid Response team and other EMS services.
   3. Acts as a liaison and resource to EMS providers.
   4. Acts as a liaison with the department of interventional cardiology to ensure physician coverage for AMI on-call responsibility.
   5. Oversees and coordinates STEMI communications systems including, internet EKG transmission, physician pagers, and CCL staff on-call compliance.
7. Serves as a clinical expert and resource assisting to provide patient care services personnel and other health care professionals within the hospital, throughout the continuum, and in the community.
8. 1. Monitors trend variances in STEMI care and actively seeks tactics to reduce length of stay, reduce cost per patient day, and improve patient outcomes in collaboration with nurse managers and staff physicians.
   2. Facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines and order sets.
   3. Assesses patients, synthesizing and analyzing data, and understanding and applying nursing and health care principles at the advanced nursing level.
   4. Provides expert guidance, teaching and counseling to STEMI patients.
   5. Works with other members of the health care team including physicians, nurses, and EMS providers to providing appropriate educational opportunities.
   6. Develops outcome measures to monitor the quality of care, effectiveness of services provided, and adherence to protocols.
   7. Conducts research and utilizes research knowledge and skills
   8. Serves as an educator, mentor and consultant for nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals.
   9. Identify and collaborate in the resolution of system issues which influence the provision of patient care.
   10. Participates in the development of health policies
   11. Facilitates access to health care and ensure appropriate utilization of resources.
9. Promotes and develops personal and professional growth through the development of self and patient care services staff.
10. 1. Maintains professional and clinical knowledge, acting as a resource to others.
    2. Attends continuing education programs and disseminates knowledge learned to others
    3. Assesses staff educational needs, and in conjunction with the Departmental STEMI champions develops, implements, and monitors required continuing education.
11. Participates in identifying needs, planning and implementing educational programs within specialty area for patients, families, community groups, and other designated STEMI transfer health care facilities.
12. Provides training and education to emergency department nurses and physicians in designated STEMI transfer health care facilities
13. Provides for inter-facility, Emergency Medical System, and regional professional staff development, participating in case review, standardizing practice guidelines, and directing on-going education programs.
14. Acts as a liaison to the community through facilitation and coordination of heart disease programs.
15. Improves the care of heart patients through facilitation and coordination of community education.
16. Actively participates in the Regional Mission: Lifeline STEMI System of Care Committee meetings. (Setrac)
17. Facilitates and monitors quality data from the STEMI registry and other databases.
18. 1. Facilitates and coordinates collection and evaluation of data in collaboration with Research RN such as chart reviews, implementation of concurrent review and reporting various STEMI program protocols for ACC/AHA quality parameters, etc.
    2. Facilitates and coordinates process improvement activities.
    3. Facilitates research activities related to the care of STEMI patients
19. Assumes a leadership role in monthly AMI/STEMI hospital committee meetings.
20. 1. Communicates on-going status of STEMI program coordination on a monthly basis.
    2. Facilitates the work of the Departmental STEMI champions work group.
    3. Facilitates in conjunction with the Service Line Director, AMI/STEMI Medical Director through preparation of agendas and minutes.
    4. Implements recommendations from the AMI/STEMI committee.
    5. Monitors effectiveness of all STEMI program objectives.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. 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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Coord Chest Pain 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 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.