Description
Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a Mechanical Circulatory Support and Shock Coordinator you want in your current role We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Heart Hospital of Austin which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Heart Hospital of Austin, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Do you want to work where you have a voice Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Heart Hospital of Austin!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The MCS and Shock Coordinator is a registered or advanced practice nurse whose primary function is to augment the capability of the MCS and shock program in effective management and delivery of quality care to patients presenting with heart failure and/or shock. This role involves 24-hour accountability for clinical practice, coordination of resources, program development, and standards compliance in a rotational on-call coverage. This role participates in delivery of patient-specific care, as directed, and fosters service excellence standards to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction across the market.
· Navigate shock patients for care escalation, extracorporeal life support, and advanced therapies.
· Coordinate care for MCS and Shock patients, both within and external referrals into St. David’s HealthCare facilities.
· Plan, coordinate, and implement device specific care for pre/post-VAD patients, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
· Coordinate critical care transport of MCS, ECMO, and Shock patients in collaboration with patient transfer center, ambulance agencies, transport team, accepting/sending provider, and hospital leadership.
· Evaluate patients for candidacy for MCS, track and coordinate necessary testing.
· Communicate and collaborate within the multidisciplinary MCS and Shock teams.
· Serve as a liaison for heart failure and shock patients for other care providers.
· Participate in certification and recertification of the VAD program.
· Maintain compliance with regulatory/accrediting agencies.
· Participate in ECMO/VAD/Shock data registries and data entry.
· Assist with the development of program Quality Improvement plans and activities, including maintaining databases and supporting process improvement initiatives.
· Represent Heart Failure, Shock, and MCS programs through involvement in hospital and community activities, and prepare cases for conferences, discussions, and case reviews.
· Provide routine education events for staff, and education to the community as needed.
· Manage equipment, supplies, and charges for MCS and shock patients, in conjunction with hospital liaisons with goals of quality and cost efficiency.
· Help in hospital daily operations by engaging in projects aligned with the hospital's mission and values such as assisting in the preparation of the departmental budget, ensuring the provision of a safe and comforting environment, maintaining patient confidentiality and standard safety precautions.
· Ensure medical record documentation is timely, accurate, and complete
· Actively participate in administering patient care and management of related service.
· Communicate with staff and physicians on administrative issues and follow-up to bring closure to such issues.
· Take call for the ECMO/VAD program
Requirements
Experience
- 2 years of critical care experience in a hospital setting
- 1 year experience in management of organ failure/transplant/VAD/ECMO patients preferred
Education
Licenses and Certifications
- Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as per St. David’s Healthcare policy
- ACLS certification as per St. David’s Healthcare policy
- NIHSS certification required as per St. David’s Healthcare policy
Heart Hospital of Austin, which is part of St. David’sHealthCare, is a 58-bed hospital. We are one of the highest performing cardiovascularfacilities in the nation. We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.It features a comprehensive 24-hour emergency department. We have an advanced Executive WellnessProgram. Our six operating rooms (ORs), including three hybrid ORs serve the city of Austin. We havethree catheterization labs and electrophysiology services as well. It is home to one of the largest non-academic cardiovascular research programsin the world.
HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institutefor over a decade.
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 thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.