Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
June 04, 2024
Department:
31009920 AHMHI Heart Transplant MPLS
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union
Weekend Rotation:
None
Job Summary:
Lead and coordinate clinical practice for a population, a department or community. Ensure that quality, education and patient care clinical practice are assessed, implemented and evaluated.
Key Position Details:
Provides leadership in development, maintenance and improvement of program systems and practices in the Organ Transplant - Advanced Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device programs.
Provides leadership in quality and regulatory activities of the Organ Transplant - Ventricular Assist Device Program, including submission of program regulatory reports and completion of requests for information for centers of excellence programs.
Collaborates with providers and program staff to establish standards of practice, policy and procedure.

• FT position, 8-hour shifts, Day shift, no weekends

Job Description:
Principle Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical practice for the department or community.
  • Ensure that quality, education, and patient care clinical practice is assessed, implemented, and evaluated.
  • Improve patient outcomes by applying improvement methodology to quality initiatives.
  • Ensure that clinical practice is consistent with care delivery model and professional standards.
  • Review patient records on a concurrent basis to identify opportunities to improve care.
  • Monitor and address issues of safety and risk.
  • May provide ongoing assessment of the patient and collaborate to advance the plan of care.
  • May coordinate discharge and post-hospitalization needs for patients.
  • May participate in the development and implementation of clinical and patient standards and pathways.
  • May do consultation with other disciplines, and coordinate multidisciplinary activities to maximize patient outcomes and satisfaction.
• Facilitate strategic, quality and operational planning for a department, program or population.
  • Support organizational performance improvement.
  • Collaborate to develop and implement department plans.
  • Provide leadership for compliance with regulatory standards, professional practice guidelines and standards.
  • Lead the implementation of protocols and guidelines.
  • Coordinate development and revision of policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate and evaluates safety and emergency preparedness plans.
  • Participate in councils and committees in a collaborative governance structure.
  • Facilitates gathering and analysis of data and information for identification of issues and evaluation of progress.
  • Support performance improvement teams by developing project plans, supporting improvement trials, and monitoring critical success factors.
  • May act as a resource in the utilization review process to optimize documentation.
  • May work with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care.
• Provide leadership for orientation and staff development programs.
  • Lead individuals and teams to design, implement, and evaluate orientation programs.
  • Lead individuals and teams to design, implement, and evaluate staff development programs.
  • Develop educational tools.
  • Teach / facilitate educational offerings for staff and providers.
  • Coordinate learning experiences for students and other learners.
• Lead and coordinate teams for care improvement.
  • Lead the integration of quality, education and practice goals and initiatives.
  • May supervise individuals.
  • May lead multidisciplinary conferences, case reviews, and presentations for care improvement.
  • May participate in research activities for care improvement.
• Data Management.
  • Maintains ongoing clinical and research reports and registries.
  • Updates support systems for changes in staffing, codes, business unit requirements and regulations.
  • Retrieves pertinent data from patient records and sources and ensures accuracy of data entered.
  • Regularly updates databases ensuring completeness and integrity.
  • Organizes data collection for quality reports, research studies, registries, and clinical projects.
  • Reports patient data as required by specific project or registry and maintains complete documentation of data submitted.
  • Organizes and runs data queries.
• Additional responsibilities.
  • Contacts patients and external health care providers to obtain data as needed.
  • Submits patient data to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network at intervals required.
  • Submits required forms to the CMS Renal Network.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, BAN or BSN required and
• Master's degree preferred
• 2 to 5 years in clinical experience, prefer critical care experience for most business units, or Rehab nursing experience for Rehab areas required and
• 2 to 5 years experience with electronic data capture and with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required and
• 2 to 5 years experience in process improvement required
• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required for Minnesota practice settings upon hire
• Certified Registered Nurse for specialty area within 6 months of hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required American Heart Association or Allina Health upon hire
• Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse For Rehab setting upon hire required

Physical Demands
Light Work:
Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently