Sepsis Coordinator Memorial Administration Memorial Hospital

Job Summary

The Sepsis Program Coordinator provides day-to-day operational leadership for the Severe Sepsis / Septic Shock Program. This role owns the sepsis dashboard watch list routine reporting standardized case review education planning and operational follow-through across the health system. The coordinator serves as the accountable daily link between bedside teams and executive leadership ensuring that sepsis performance is actively monitored barriers are escalated evidence-based standards are reinforced and improvement work is sustained across hospitals units and shifts.

Responsibilities

Own the sepsis program dashboard and watch list including timely updates follow-up of active cases and identification of emerging performance concerns.

Track and analyze performance related to SEP-1 compliance lactate timing and repeat lactate completion blood cultures time-to-antibiotics fluid administration reassessments mortality readmissions ICU transfer post-operative sepsis and length of stay.

Perform structured fall-out reviews and trend delays misses and documentation gaps by campus unit shift and provider group.

Partner with coding abstraction clinical documentation improvement and physician query processes to hardwire learning into the medical record and improve documentation reliability.

Develop maintain and support sepsis-related standards workflows educational materials audit tools and escalation pathways.

Identify barriers to reliable care delivery and escalate operational issues to Sepsis manager that impact timely recognition treatment reassessment handoff quality or documentation.

Support implementation and sustainment of protocols order sets watch-list processes and standard work aligned with enterprise sepsis goals.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment treatment or care as defined by the departments identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.

Common Duties and Responsibilities
(Essential duties common to all positions)

1. Maintain and document all applicable required education.
2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
3. Comply with the companys attendance policy.
4. Participate in the continuous quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
5. Perform work in a cost effective manner.
6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies including but not limited to overtime various shift work and on-call situations.
7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.
8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures as applicable.
9. Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelors Degree (Required) Bachelor of Science in Nursing requiredMinimum of 3-5 years of recent acute care nursing experience required; emergency critical care hospital medicine quality care coordination or performance improvement experience experience with data analysis audit/fall-out review quality improvement and multidisciplinary project facilitation of evidence-based sepsis care hospital quality metrics and regulatory/abstraction expectations related to severe sepsis and septic shock written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present data coach teams and influence practice across professional to organize competing priorities maintain documentation accuracy and follow issues through to resolution in a complex health system / CertificationCurrent unrestricted RN license in the applicable state Basic Life Support (BLS and ACLS) certification certification such as CEN CCRN PCCN CMSRN CPHQ or equivalent education or training in sepsis quality improvement informatics or patient safety preferred.

Credentials

Registered Nurse (Required)
Basic Life Support (Required)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Required)
Certified Emergency NurseAdvanced certification such as CEN CCRN PCCN CMSRN CPHQ or equivalent preferred.

Work Schedule: Days

Status: Full Time Regular 1.0

Location: Memorial Hospital

Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston

Talent Acquisition Specialist:Lauren R. Lane