RN Stroke and Sepsis Coordinator

About the role

As a RN Stroke and Sepsis Coordinator, 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.

The Stroke / Sepsis Coordinator is a Registered Nurse who, as a member of the Quality Department, oversees quality and clinical outcomes throughout the organization focused primarily on stroke and sepsis. He/she works collaboratively with staff, nursing, physicians, and other disciplines to optimize quality outcomes in accordance with hospital, division and HCA mission, vision and strategies to improve care quality and outcomes.

Located in Derry, NH, Parkland Medical Center is an 86-bed regional acute-care hospital and a designated Level III Trauma Center, delivering high-quality care to the community with compassion and innovation. As part of HCA Healthcare’s trusted network, you’ll be connected to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, three freestanding ERs, and more than 70 care sites across New Hampshire.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate effective leadership, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal relationships with members of the care delivery team to develop highly reliable systems of care
• Maintain accountability for patient care outcomes through the assimilation and application of evidence-based information to design, implement, and evaluate patient-care processes and models of care delivery
• Apply quality improvement methodologies and tools to improve and sustain improvements
• Interpret patterns and trends in quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate population-based priorities, outcomes of care and compare to other relevant benchmarks, data or outcome sources (e.g. national, regional, state, or institutional)
• Promote a professional nursing environment that includes accountability and high-level communication skills in peer review, advocacy, reporting of errors, system redesign and professional writing
• Facilitate compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other relevant quality and safety measures, definitions, sources and standards with hospital department leaders and front line staff
• Oversee house-wide continuous readiness and rounds; monitor and improve compliance for clinical and regulatory accreditations

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 3 years of nursing experience
• ICU or ED nurse preferred
• Nursing certifications including CNL and/or CNS preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) required or must obtain within 18 months of hire
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook with ability to become proficient and independent with facility data collection software
• Minimum three years’ experience in nursing, quality, performance improvement or hospital data analytics

Skills

• Effective leadership
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal relationships
• Quality improvement methodologies
• Data interpretation and analysis
• Professional writing and advocacy
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS standards

Benefits

• 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