Sepsis Management Coordinator

Job Description

The Sepsis Management Coordinator will have operational responsibility for evaluating sepsis care within the organization, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing real-time and formal education for all disciplines involved regarding sepsis care. The Sepsis Management Coordinator will act as the central point of contact for all sepsis process improvements, data management, and coordination of programs for sepsis for all quality and regulatory initiatives. act as a change agent to develop system performance standards that improve sepsis care processes, patient sepsis outcomes, and the overall St. Elizabeth patient experience. The Sepsis Management Coordinator will be the “face of sepsis” in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare community.

Responsibilities

Clinical Expertise / Practice Management (Exemplary Professional Practice)

Develops and supports a team of sepsis champions including charge and unit nurses, key physicians representing the Emergency Department, Intensivist Group, Hospitalists, Surgeons, etc.

• Coordinates and oversees sepsis patients working with others to provide excellent, evidence-based sepsis care.
• Evaluates and analyzes utilization of treatment protocols/order sets for patients experiencing sepsis.
• Develops, reviews and updates standards of care, policies, pathways, and educational materials based on published best practices and evidence-based or evidence-informed guidelines.
• Evaluates the care provided for sepsis patients against the evidenced based sepsis guidelines and intervenes accordingly.
• Serves as a liaison for the sepsis patient population in the Emergency Department and a responding member of the Code Sepsis Team.
• Completes regular rounds in ED and on patient units to ensure continuity of care and compliance with the Sepsis core measures, providing just in-time coaching as needed.
• Conducts daily Sepsis Rounds during which unit patients and previous subjects of Code Sepsis are provided follow up and current length of stay, complications related to severe sepsis are addressed.
• Drives implementation of evidence-based practice as related to sepsis care.
• Monitors sepsis alerts generated by the EHR and triages the cases that require immediate intervention.
• Serves as an expert resource, clinical practitioner, and role model in caring for and assisting with planning, implementing, and evaluating care of Sepsis patients.
• Coordinates efforts for improvement, development, and education with the nursing.

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Financial Accountability

• Interprets and analyzes Sepsis data to assess, plan, and develop business proformas which support the strategic plan of Seamless Experience and Excellent patient care for the septic patient.
• Assists leadership in identifying capital budget needs that support the strategic initiatives to support the care of the septic patient.

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Quality & Performance Improvement (Empirical Outcomes)

Works collaboratively with hospital and medical staff leadership to utilize data and evidence-based practice to drive strategies in performance improvement, regulatory, and patient safety activities that promote a culture of learning, improvement, and patient safety of the sepsis patient.

• Responsible for identifying, creating, and managing Sepsis specific quality dashboards to monitor identified quality metrics.
• In collaboration with Quality team, develops and manages performance improvement plans to meet identified quality goals.
• Analyzes data and uses evidence to drive decisions at point of care to improve clinical processes and optimize sepsis care delivery.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of plans and countermeasures and modifies as needed to achieve targets/goals (PDSA).
• Develops/assists in the development of reports and presentations on sepsis care processes and outcomes data with quarterly/annual trends with benchmarking to present to all key stakeholders.
• Hospital-wide data collection/analysis may include:
  • Total cases of severe sepsis (with & without shock)
  • Sepsis Bundle Compliance
  • Activation of the Sepsis Team
  • Unit and physician compliance
  • PSI-13 post-op sepsis
  • Mortality rate
• Prepares (or assists) the Sepsis Report for all assigned stakeholders.
• Collaborate with clinical documentation specialists and medical staff to help with appropriate documentation and coding of sepsis.

Professionalism (New Knowledge, Innovation, Transformational Leadership)

Collaborates regularly with hospital departments and committees and emphasizes the importance of building relationships with team members to enhance communication and engagement around sepsis initiatives. This includes mandatory standards designed to improve the early recognition of sepsis and timely intervention.

• Stays abreast of current research and sepsis guidelines.
• Shares and applies current research and literature in direct care, education, and resource role.
• Participates in educational seminars and educational opportunities related to sepsis care.
• Participates in activities of professional organizations.
• Ensures personal program growth and development through education and/or certification.
• Participates in community benefit activities and outreach to enhance the visibility of the healthcare system and collaborative relationships.
• Facilitates Sepsis education of staff, physicians, physician residents, allied health, and community.
• Educates EMS partners to recognize the early signs of sepsis (pre-alert hospitals & begin sepsis treatment in the field).
• Enhances the knowledge and practice of nurses through formal and informal just-in-time education/in-services.
• Oversees Patient education for Sepsis patients, creating and updating educational materials as needed.
• Serves as a resource to nursing and medical staff and other disciplines in the provision of the patient's plan of care and discharge planning.
• Chairs the Sepsis Steering Committee
• Participates in KHA Sepsis meetings.

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Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• Licensed RN. Meets requirements for RN licensure in state where work is performed
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Associate degree from an accredited School of nursing with BSN enrollment required within 6 months of start date and completion within 3 years.

Specialized Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Sepsis programs and specific accreditation and regulatory guidelines
• Knowledge of performance improvement activities and methodologies
• Ability to analyze and make improvement recommendations.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to lead and facilitate diverse groups across a system.
• Experience working with Clinical Data sets, data management and analysis, process improvement initiatives required

Kind and Length of Experience:

• 3-4 years nursing experience in an acute care setting
• Demonstrated progressive healthcare leadership
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple disciplines including physicians

If, for any reason, you are having difficulties applying, please contact our recruitment team at recruiting@stelizabeth.com