Heart Failure Program Coordinator

Reading Hospital; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Reading Hospital is seeking a Heart Failure Program Coordinator to oversee and coordinate all elements of the heart failure program within the Tower Health system.

The role emphasizes quality improvement, accreditation communications, and patient-centered care, aimed at optimizing outcomes for patients with heart failure and related conditions.

Qualifications

• 4 year Bachelor's Degree or combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree
• Cardiac experience preferred
• Specialty Certification within 6 months of Hire

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and facilitates all components of the heart failure program.
• Directs the program’s Quality Improvement components required to maintain accreditation standards and maintains effective lines of communication between accreditation agencies.
• Ensures that the programming is patient-centered, effective, and efficient.
• Efforts are directed at optimizing the care received by the patient.
• Ensures integration of other disease programming as appropriate to address chronic comorbid conditions.
• Promotes collaborative care practices and establishes partnerships with physicians and Reading Health System entities to provide services.

Skills

Cardiac experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

• Coordinates and facilitates all components of the heart failure program.
• Directs the program’s Quality Improvement components required to maintain accreditation standards and is responsible to maintain effective lines of communication between appropriate accreditation agencies.
• Ensures that the programming is patient-centered, effective, and efficient.
• Efforts are directed at optimizing the care received by the patient.
• Ensures integration of other disease programming as appropriate to address chronic comorbid conditions.
• Promotes collaborative care practices and participates in establishing partnerships with the physicians and the entities of the Reading Health System to provide identified related services.

Job Summary

The Heart Failure Program Coordinator

• Coordinates and facilitates all components of the heart failure program.
• Directs the program’s Quality Improvement components required to maintain accreditation standards and is responsible to maintain effective lines of communication between appropriate accreditation agencies.
• Ensures that the programming is patient-centered, effective, and efficient.
• Efforts are directed at optimizing the care received by the patient.
• Ensures integration of other disease programming as appropriate to address chronic comorbid conditions.
• Promotes collaborative care practices and participates in establishing partnerships with the physicians and the entities of the Reading Health System to provide identified related services.

Work Schedule

M-F, 7:00am-3:30pm

Qualifications

Education

• 4 year Bachelor's Degree- OR- combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse License
• Specialty Certification Required within 6 Months of Hire
• Cardiac experience preferred

Why Reading Hospital?

• 2023 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award
• 697 bed teaching hospital
• 115 bed Emergency Department
• Recipient of Excellence Award: Stroke Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, and Critical Care
• Magnet Status
• Level I Trauma Center
• Level III NICU
• Ranked Among Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania
• 5-Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality
• Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads
• Comprehensive benefits to include earned time off, enhanced tuition assistance, retirement savings with employer match and so much more!

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Overview

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.