Rn/registered Nurse ( Bsn)cardiac Quality Coordinator

Cardiac Quality Coordinator

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The Cardiovascular Quality Coordinator is a critical member of the Quality and Accreditation Services team, serves as a subject matter expert and provides oversight and administrative coordination of quality and accreditation activities across the care continuum. Fosters communication and collaborative practice with physicians and other departments as well as with EMS providers.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Ongoing program management of CV Certifications and Quality Initiatives * Assumes the role of Chest Pain Center Coordinator * Collaborates with the Cardiac Excellence PIC for Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification. * Analyzes data for opportunities for STEMI improvement and follows up with stakeholders on review of each STEMI case within 24-48 hours. * Continuously evaluates standards of care to ensure cardiovascular care is consistent with current guidelines, recommendations, and evidence. * Develops and maintains clinical protocols/order sets and care paths and updates annually to reflect evidence-based practices. Monitors adherence to clinical protocols, tracks variances from protocols/care paths and reports outcome data to the CE PIC. * Works collaboratively with the CV Registries (examples: GWTG CAD, GWTG Heart Failure, NCDR Cath/PCI, and NCDR ICD) to achieve concurrent data collection. Assist with validation of accuracy, analysis, interpretation and making recommendations based on clinical outcomes data * Evaluates program data and collaborates with program team members for areas of success and opportunities for improvement. * Provides regular, timely feedback to leaders and direct care providers regarding CV performance and patient outcomes. * Ensures complete and timely follow up on all opportunities for improvement in CV clinical care. * Serves as a liaison between clinical departments, EMS, and physician offices by providing feedback on patient outcomes and analyzing individual dept. performance regarding established goals. Program Coordination/Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance * Participates in for preparation of the Cardiac Excellence PIC by collaborating with domain leaders and presenting domain PI work. * Provides direction and strategic planning including the attainment of short- and long-term goals for the hospital Cardiovascular Accreditation and Quality program * Evaluates and ensures compliance with performance improvement activities defined through The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation and the Quality initiatives * Evaluates and ensures compliance with GA Emergency Cardiac Center Requirements. * Participates in all preparing intracycle reports to be submitted to TJC within required time frame. * Maintains communication with CE PIC regarding on-going quality initiatives and accreditation projects within TJC guidelines. * Develops and provides education for staff necessary for the successful certification and recertification of all Cardiovascular Accreditation per Joint Commission guidelines Team Facilitation/Collaboration * Meets regularly with the CV Service Line Leader to assure cohesive integration of Cardiac Care. * Regularly attends all Cardiac Performance Improvement Committee meetings and all Cardiovascular System Service Line meetings. * Provides timely updates to all performance improvement committees regarding all performance improvement initiatives. * Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self- initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc.). * Teams up with Physicians to ensure metrics and standards are achieved per current guidelines. * Identifies potential barriers to success in performance improvement, communicates the nature of those barriers, and works collaboratively with hospital and system leadership to overcome barriers. * Coordinate efforts across all cardiovascular programs to ensure consistent communication, efficient resource utilization, and standardization of care processes. * Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research, and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system. Clinical expert for cardiovascular patient care to hospital staff/personnel and other health care professionals within the organization and community. * Participates in identifying learning needs, planning, and implementing educational programs on an annual basis for those areas involved in the CV focus areas of certification. * Serves as a resource to emergency services, cardiology, inpatient nursing, and physician practices to ensure cohesive cardiovascular patient care. * Collaborates with CV Nursing Units to ensure proper planning and facilitation of education is following current standards to improve clinical outcomes. * Works collaboratively with CV leadership to plan and implement community outreach events for CV disease awareness and prevention which are in line with the CV Service Line mission. * Acts as a champion for quality metrics including developing education, presentations, and specialized work groups to advance progress. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support
• BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor or RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 5 years clinical nursing experience Required and Emergency or Cardiovascular fields. Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Leadership, interpersonal time management, change management, performance and/or quality improvement, accreditation and regulatory experience, departmental education, data management/analysis and project management skills. Ability to work independently and maintain focus on goal attainment. Must possess a solid understanding of team dynamics. Computer/data entry experience. Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team. Ability to use Excel, Work, PowerPoint, and basic computer operational knowledge. Epic experience preferred.

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