System STEMI Coordinator

Job Code: RN1140

Full Time

0900 - 1700; Flexible hours

Ability to travel between Prince William, Haymarket, & Culpeper

ABOUT US

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.

 

JOB TYPE 

Classification: Exempt 

Supervises Positions: No

 

JOB SUMMARY 

The System STEMI Coordinator’s primary focus is on the maintenance and continuous quality improvement of UVA Community Health’s (UVA CH) STEMI practices. The STEMI Coordinator collaborates with the health team in all aspects of patient care. Provides formal and informal program education for providers and team members. Collaborates with nursing staff across the system to facilitate patient care and health management regarding appropriate discharge options. Collects and manages clinical, financial, quality, and disease specific related care data.

Program Management: Serves as a liaison to staff, physicians and Emergency Medical Services regionally. Leads and evaluates the STEMI process and serves as a resource to nursing, health management specialist, cardiac rehabilitation team, and physicians. Acts as a change agent in areas of clinical practice to achieve program goals and objectives. Organizes and facilitates STEMI meetings across UVA CH. Evaluates interdisciplinary care processes to ensure consistency in the standards of care and practice throughout the care continuum. Assists with the development and revision of protocols, standards and educational materials to ensure that they are current and meet the accepted national standards of care practice. Participates in, and provides coaching and education for, STEMI care process. Coordinates UVA CH STEMI education programs and community STEMI events. Plans and implements STEMI education tools, presentations and screenings to increase STEMI/Cardiac awareness in the community. Plans and implements activities for American Heart Month.

Data Management: Utilizes/complies databases specific to the desired patient population and relevant to resource utilization, practice patterns, patient processes and outcomes. Compiles data to establish profile for state and national comparison, and goal setting, to improve clinical outcomes and meet certification and regulatory requirements. Supports and fosters evidence-based practice. Assess educational needs of the inpatient and outpatient STEMI population and develops educational materials/tools to facilitate learning and increase STEMI awareness within the community. Manages data from STEMI logs and ensures compliance with data entry and analysis for participating databases.

Patient Care: Works with team members to develop or improve processes to assure a remarkable patient experience. 

Creates and maintains a healthy work environment that results in improved patient outcomes, retention, and organizational excellence.  Collaborates with physicians to develop or improve processes surrounding care of patients. 

Quality: Works in partnership with leaders to create, support, and maintain a culture of professional accountability. 

Understands the value of innovation and quality improvement.  Improves processes and practices by identifying inefficiencies and redundancies.  Collects, analyzes and displays qualitative and quantitative data for purposes of identifying and understanding opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates efficiency and quality in one’s own work. Assures that team members provide care that is consistent with The Joint Commission and other regulatory requirements. 

Communication: Consistently communicates in an efficient and effective manner appropriate to target audience through professionally developed interpersonal skills and utilizes clear oral and/or written communication tools as indicated 

Collaborates with physicians to develop or improve processes surrounding care of patients.  Connects leaders and front-line team members to resources for purposes of enhancing improvement efforts. Facilitates program-specific and performance improvement-focused interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.    Creates an environment that supports and respects diversity and inclusion.   Coaches and mentors the team in order to achieve goals. 

Medical Knowledge: Demonstrates core knowledge of biomedical and clinical sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care. 

Meets and maintains required certifications and licenses.   Evaluate departments and services in an effort to define best practices and encourage positive and progressive change. Remain current on healthcare trends and advances. Develops and implements plan for self-development and succession planning.

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 4 Year/Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree preferred. 

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of recent/relevant clinical experience in acute care setting required. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.

Licensure: Current RN licensure in applicable state required. 

Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Strong grasp of data analytics including the ability to abstract, analyze data, and utilize data to drive performance improvement projects.

Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Critical care experience strongly preferred.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demand Code: 3A, Administration

Work Function/Activity:  Sedentary to Light Physical Demand

The job requires frequent sitting and standing, occasional walking, and bending/stooping. Frequent repetitive arm, hand, and finger movements. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull up to 20 lbs. occasionally. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper.

OTHER

May require the use of safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention: Yes On call responsibilities as directed: No Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed: Yes

 

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.