The Shock Coordinator is responsible for providing coordination for the Shock Program of the medical center. This multidimensional role focuses on shock recognition, treatment, and monitoring. Duties include tracking all shock patients (ECMO, Impella, IABP, PERT, CRRT, Sepsis, Shock Liver) throughout the acute hospital stay. Each shock modality will include equipment monitoring, supply chain maintenance for disposables, procedure assistance, coding/billing monitoring, financial collections monitoring/trending/reporting, data entry/charging, collection of metrics, assistance with research, center of excellence compliance when indicated, program based reward/recognition for frontline staff, order set/protocol/flow, map/policy creation and maintenance, frontline training, monthly/quarterly compliance for frontline staff, and conduction of unit level reviews/RCAs. Collaboration with various departments (including but not limited to Medical Staff, Laboratory, Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Emergency Department, Prehospital Coordinator, Cath Lab, Rehabilitation Services, Clinical Quality, Pharmacy, and Case Management/Care Coordination) to ensure an optimal practice environment that ensures the delivery of quality patient care to shock patients throughout the continuum.
Core Competencies
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Collaborates with the assigned Medical Directors of the various shock modalities & Director/Manager/Educator for Critical Care to maintain the various shock modalities utilizing current evidence-based practices and multi-disciplinary support for patients with shock.
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Collaborates with ancillary departments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including the tracking of activations and cancellations for ECPR, coordination of feedback to the EMS providers within one week of arrival at TMMC.
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Adheres to ECPR guidelines as set forth by the county including, knowledgeable in the care of the ECMO patient, attend EMS agency SRC and ECPR QI meetings onsite or video conference, confirm proper and valid data submission to the EMD agency for ECPR cases, implement, maintain, and monitor ECPR QI programs, ensure that program availability is consistent with EMS policies and processes are in place to maximize the 24/7 team availability, participate in the relevant hospital committees associated with ECMO, cardiac arrest, and post-resuscitation care.
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Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical expertise and enhanced communication, presentation and written skills.
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Acts as clinical resource to staff in providing in-services, validating competencies, and advising management on training needs.
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Coordinates the collection, aggregation, analysis, and reporting of performance outcome data and maintaining the databases for the shock modalities in collaboration with Clinical Quality Department.
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Reviews and reports on financial metrics for Impella, IABP, ECMO and CRRT (and other devices related to shock as to be determined in the future).
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Serves as a partner and provide peer coverage to the Clinical Care Educator.
Education
DegreeProgramBachelorsNursing
Experience
Number of Years ExperienceType of Experience2Acute Care experience within the last 2 years1Previous experience in critical care or other or other disease program development
Additional InformationHave knowledge of Disease Specific Certification standards CCRN preferred
License / Certification Requirements
Registered Nurse LicenseACLS Certification
Compensation Range:
$53.76 - $88.85 / Hour
