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Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Coord Quality Sepsis today with Wesley Medical Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary: Responsible for assisting in the supervision and delivery of consistent services and care of the patient who presents with or develops sepsis during their hospitalization at Wesley Medical Center or Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER. Assists in the organization of services and systems necessary, allowing and structuring a multidisciplinary approach in accordance with evidence-based care practices supported by literature. Serves as a resource in the clinical care of the patient with sepsis in collaboration with intensivists, hospitalists, and other care providers. Reviews, aggregates patient specific data, and care management for all sepsis patients, documenting care and responses, using data analysis tools to improve care. Provides a mechanism for the ongoing coordination of care among disciplines. Supports the organization's vision and mission statements. Utilizes knowledge of patient's age, cultural background, and social mores in the provision and planning of patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care. This position reports directly to the Sepsis Program Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the ability to adapt technique/treatment to age of population served, including newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, while providing care/service with respect to cultural differences and spiritual needs.
• Plans the delivery of patient-centered care in accordance with standards of care defined by national consensus documents and Wesley Medical Center.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of the clinical care of the sepsis patient by constructing, managing, and driving quality of care activities directed at initiating, implementing and sustaining process improvements.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge of sepsis disease management and treatment strategies.
• In partnership with the physician and nursing leaders, acts as an expert resource in the management and treatment of the sepsis patient.
• Participates and assists in leadership of an interdisciplinary quality collaborative directed toward improvement in outcomes in the patient experiencing sepsis.
• Monitors the sepsis patient population's progress toward the attainment of positive outcomes, individually and as a group.
• Applies quality-improvement data analysis tools to the presentation of outcome and process information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the patient, family, and significant others in providing and advocating for patient care improvements.
• Participates in the improvement of operational functions within the departments where sepsis patients are provided care.
• Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships.
• Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone.
• Coordinates a team process and response to the emergent presentation of patients with sepsis, including early identification, the implementation of early goal directed therapy, and the integrated follow-up and communication of care throughout the patient's hospital stay.
• In coordination with the physician leadership and PRO team, conducts outreach education to upstream providers who send septic patients to Wesley Medical Center.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenarios.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of age-appropriate competencies to specific patient populations.
• Participates in state and national level groups directed toward the improvement of care of the sepsis patient.
• Assist with the surveillance activities of the infection prevention program of the hospital directed toward the prevention of sepsis development within the patient population.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Registration, Licensure and/or Certification:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) verification course through American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross - Healthcare Provider CPR

Preferred Registration, Licensure and/or Certification:

• Current Licensure in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Current Multi-State Licensure as a Registered Nurse with the ability to obtain a Kansas Registered Nurse license within 90 days of start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) verification

Required Education or Experience:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing or related discipline
• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program within 6 months of acceptance of position

Preferred Education or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related discipline
• Experience running project or programs, managing multidisciplinary teams, or working on process improvement committees or councils
• Experience caring for sepsis patients

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and associated professionals, including oral presentations to groups of stakeholders.
• Possess personal computer skills, including Microsoft applications of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to multi-task, delegate, prioritize, and generate enthusiasm and focus around the care of a patient population.
• Ability to educate patients and/or significant others.
• Procurement, application, and evaluation of nationally published evidence directed toward the improvement of patient care.
• Clear understanding of pathologic processes of the critically ill patient with sepsis.
• Meeting and exceeding core measures and other nationally reported processes.
• Proactive care to prevent CAUTI, CLABSI, SSI, and other hospital acquired conditions.
• MediTech documentation and abstraction including the use of the visual flow sheet.
• Statistical analysis and presentation.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of quality indicators and practice guidelines for sepsis-specific care
• Knowledge of Excel and/or similar systems
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced knowledge of required knowledge and skills in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

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

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Coord Quality Sepsis opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.