Sepsis Nurse Coordinator

TriStar Centennial Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off & family leave

401(k) with match

Education support

Fertility and family-building benefits

Job summary

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is seeking a Sepsis Nurse Coordinator to lead development and adherence to sepsis protocols within the facility. The role focuses on improving patient outcomes through collaboration with the medical staff and ongoing education for care teams, patients, and families.

The position requires TN RN licensure, a minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience, and familiarity with performance improvement tools. Sepsis experience is preferred and BLS is required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare related field preferred.
• Current RN licensure in Tennessee or compact state.
• 3 years of related clinical experience.
• Sepsis experience preferred.
• Knowledge of systems thinking and performance improvement tools; strong teaching skills.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to patients with sepsis.
• Round with physicians to review clinical data.
• Provide education and clinical expertise to care team, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff to decrease mortality and length of stay.
• Identify patient learning needs and integrate into Plan of Care.
• Develop and implement individualized teaching plans for patients and families regarding sepsis diagnosis.
• Collect and analyze sepsis program patient data to assist with documentation and outcomes.
• Participate in rounds and respond to patient needs to improve outcomes.

Skills

Teaching/education

Collaboration

Clinical care

Data interpretation

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

RN Diploma

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Sepsis Nurse Coordinator with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Sepsis Coordinator facilitates the development, implementation, and ongoing adherence of sepsis program protocols and therapies. The Coordinator ensures the protocols and therapies become the standard of care followed within the facility in an effort to positively impact the overall patient experience.

What you will do in this role:

• Collaborate with medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to patients with a diagnosis of sepsis.
• Round with physicians with diagnosis of sepsis and review clinical data.
• Provide education and clinical expertise to care team, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff in an effort to decrease mortality and length of stay.
• Identify and integrate patient learning needs, abilities, and readiness into the Plan of Care.
• Work in collaboration with the nursing team to develop and implement individualized teaching plans for patients and families in regards of Sepsis diagnosis.
• Collect and analyze sepsis program patient data to assist with documentation, clinical care, and improved outcomes.
• Participate in rounds and proactively respond to patient needs to improve patient outcomes.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare related field preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennessee or compact state required.
• 3 years of related clinical experience required.
• Sepsis experience preferred.
• Must possess a knowledge of systems understanding, performance improvement tools/methodology, and facilitation/teaching skills.
• Current BLS required.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center 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.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.