Sepsis Coordinator - Houston, United States - HCA Houston Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare

Verified Company

Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Introduction:

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Sepsis Coordinator with HCA Houston Healthcare, you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving

Benefits:

HCA Houston Healthcare, 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, longterm 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 employeeonly coverage to fulltime and parttime colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Job Summary and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In Your Role:

You are responsible for overall surviving sepsis program initiative and identifying areas for improvement in recognition, process of 'Code Sepsis/ Sepsis Alert' activation, compliance in completing the sepsis bundle and providing suggestion to improve outcomes.
You will help build a team of sepsis champions including charge and unit nurse, key physician representing the Emergency Department, Intensivist Group, Hospitalists and Surgeons.
You are responsible for hospital wide data collection including:
Total cases of severe sepsis, with and without shock
Sepsis Bundle Compliance within one hour of recognition and activation of the sepsis team. Unit and physician compliance (ED physician, Intensivist)
Mortality rate Vent day, ICU LOS, sepsis CVC utilization rate for overall severe sepsis, severe sepsis with shock and severe sepsis without shock.

What qualifications you will need:

3 years of ICU or ER experience is required
Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing is required.
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)

HCA Gulf Coast Division is an affiliation of hospitals serving greater Houston area and South Texas.

We share a mission, a commitment to the communities we serve and a standard of excellence for providing compassionate patient care.

Serving such a large and diverse region requires HCA Gulf Coast Division to offer a range of programs that meets the needs of people of all ages with conditions ranging from acute to chronic illnesses.

With 16 acute care and specialty hospitals, freestanding emergency rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 16,000 employees, HCA Gulf Coast Division offers patients access to a circle of care that is unique in the region.

We bring comprehensive care close to home, including advanced medical care, education, and community outreach.

By joining together as a network, hospitals are able to focus on improving outcomes and enhancing services for their own communities, while pooling resources for other functions like staffing and systems management.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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