Registered Nurse (RN) Sepsis Coordinator
Inova•Leesburg, VA
•Hybrid
About The Position
Inova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Sepsis Coordinator to join the team. This role will be part-time; 24-hours per week; flexible schedule; required to attend mandatory sepsis-related meetings. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Must have 16 hours in specialized sepsis education
- 2 years of acute care including one year of quality performance improvement experience
- Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years’ clinical experience in ED/Critical Care/Acute Care/Inpatient/Rapid Response Team
- EPIC
- Excel reports
- CPR
- knowledge of ACLS
- PALS is a plus
- independent, self-motivated, strong communication, critical thinking skills
- willingness to join the Sepsis Alliance Institute and AHA Living Learning Network.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with physicians and staff in an effort to facilitate early identification and intervention to decrease sepsis mortality and length of stay.
- Assists clinicians with performing comprehensive assessments by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, data to identify patients with sepsis
- Improve outcomes related to sepsis management and complex sepsis issues.
- Acts as a consultant in the clinical setting and a subject matter expert, teaching patients and families on techniques related to sepsis.
- Plans, implements and evaluates cost effective sepsis related continuing education programs for staff.
- Tracks, supports and submits hospital sepsis data to the clinical team, quality department and national benchmarking agencies
- Achieves departmental/organizational objectives and performs sepsis care for patients that promotes excellence.
- Develops data driven clinical quality improvement by utilizing Inova Health System's quality improvement methodology.
- Ensures the protocols and therapies for sepsis become the standard of care followed within the facility.
- Participates in rounds with Physicians who are monitoring sepsis patients
- Conducts monthly sepsis program meetings to evaluate outcomes, develop policies/protocols, review current best practices through networking and ongoing education to enhance the overall program
- Coordinates process improvement activities by assigning specific tasks intended to improve performance to various departments and conducting the appropriate follow-up to ensure successful outcomes
- Evaluates compliance with interdisciplinary sepsis documentation, sepsis bundle compliance and Physician utilization of sepsis orders
- Participates in a minimum of 80 hours of self-development activities with a minimum of 18 formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
- May perform additional duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- robust team member wellness program
- Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions
- up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
- up to $10,000 for student loans
- 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost
- paid time off
- paid parental leave
- flexible work schedules
- hybrid career opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
