Sepsis Nurse Coordinator

About the role

As a Sepsis Nurse Coordinator with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you will be part of an organization devoted to giving back, with colleagues investing over 156,000 hours volunteering in the community last year. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility offering medical and surgical programs including behavioral health, 24‑hour emergency, heart and vascular, imaging, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. The campus spans 43 acres and houses the TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center, TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital, The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 regarding 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Must possess 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 colleagues. 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.