RN Sepsis Coordinator

Job Summary

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.

Qualifications

• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

What you will do in this role

• Review lactate reports
• Screen the ER tracker and all nursing units to identify possible septic patients and consult with the nurse to ensure proper treatment
• Round daily in ED and respond to all possible Code Sepsis alerts, providing assistance to nurses and physicians as needed with implementing (and/or educating about) bundle elements
• Screen for patients who had sepsis but no alert was activated or unable to attend alert (after hours) to ensure all bundle elements were implemented
• Maintain SPOT data (inpatient sepsis alert system)
• Submit sepsis coding review questions to HIM service center as needed
• Print charge nurse shift report to keep track throughout the week as a cross reference to ensure all septic patients are captured
• Follow up with staff and physicians when bundle elements were not implemented or were not implemented timely to determine root cause and provide education as needed
• Perform and document findings of chart review on sepsis mortalities
• Prepare agenda for and lead multidisciplinary sepsis committee meetings
• Prepare compliance reports from individual chart review
• Perform chart review with ED physician, intensivists, hospitalist and staff physicians
• Review division reports and data in Crimson
• Attend division sepsis calls

Benefits

Rapides Regional 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

Note

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."

About HCA Healthcare

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.