RN Program Coordinator Heart Failure

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Do you have the career opportunities as a RN Heart Failure Coordinator you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals!

* This is a Full Time Day shift position, Monday - Friday, hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm *

The Heart Failure Coordinator is a registered nurse responsible for the comprehensive coordination of care for patients with heart failure across the continuum of care, from inpatient admission through outpatient follow-up. This role ensures the delivery of evidence-based, patient centered care that aligns with accreditation standards. The coordinator collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, reduce readmissions, and promote adherence to clinical guidelines.

Key focus areas include care coordination, patient and staff education, performance measure monitoring, and quality improvement initiatives to support disease-specific certification.

• Oversee the heart failure program, ensuring compliance with national standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate data collection, analysis, and reporting related to heart failure patients.
• Serve as a liaison between medical staff, nursing staff, and administration regarding heart failure protocols.
• Develop and implement educational programs for staff and patients related to heart failure management.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of heart failure protocols and procedures.
• Collect and analyze data related to heart failure patient outcomes.
• Prepare reports and presentations on the heart failure program performance.
• Conduct regular interdisciplinary meetings.
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to improve patient care.
• Develop and implement educational programs for staff on heart failure management.
• Provide education and support to patients and families regarding heart failure.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives related to heart failure care.
• Maintain current knowledge of best practices in heart failure management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
• Lead heart failure committee meetings.
• Lead quality improvement projects to address gaps and serve as a clinical resources to staff.
• Support research initiatives with heart failure team.

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required (BSN), Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Must have current RN license to practice professional nursing in the state of TX.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in quality improvement, care coordination, or accreditation processes.
• Strong knowledge of heart failure pathophysiology, pharmacology, and evidence based guidelines.

Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals 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.

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