Mechanical Circulatory Support Coord RN

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

As our Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator Nurse at CHI St Vincent Infirmary,  you’ll work closely with the inpatient heart failure team to develop/maintain a MCS/VAD (Ventricular Assist Device) program that facilitates a comprehensive and seamless interdisciplinary continuum of high quality care to meet the unique/specialized needs of advanced heart failure patients and to promote achievement of optimal clinical outcomes.

In addition to working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to develop/implement a robust program that is current with emerging trends and national guidelines, an incumbent serves as a clinical expert to healthcare providers, hospital staff, patients, families and the community-at-large with respect to all aspects of heart failure disease management and care. Work also includes developing protocols, policies, order sets and mentoring staff to assure continued competency in patient care to improve quality of life and prognosis.

• Develops, implements, manages and evaluates the CHI-St. Vincent MCS/VAD Program designed to improve patient outcomes and quality care, including written care protocols based on best practice updates.
• Leads and/or coordinates the development, implementation and organization of CHI-St. Vincent MCS Team Algorithms/Protocols/Clinical Pathway/Order Sets in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conducts ongoing review and monitoring of MCS care-related documentation to ensure continued adherence to standardized MCS orders, nursing pathway and protocols and that care given was appropriate based on established regulatory requirements/guidelines; identifies issues, determines causes and provides education/guidance to preclude the occurrence of future issues.
• Mechanical Circulatory Support assigned call coverage to coordinate care of all Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiogenic shock patients.
• Provide mechanical circulatory support device management and support during all sedation procedures.
• Provide patient and caregiver education on an inpatient and outpatient basis.