MCS Coordinator - HVI VAD

Description

Job Summary:

The MCS Coordinator are expert clinicians with advanced education and training for the provision of safe, high quality, evidence based, cost- effective care for patients with mechanical circulatory support devices from referral throughout their course of support. The MCS Coordinator scope of practice encompasses job responsibilities in clinical management, education (staff and education), research, consultative, and quality. The MCS Coordinator contributes a unique body of knowledge and skill set to the Advanced Heart Failure Multidisciplinary Team. The MCS Coordinator operationalizes the role in the education, functions to coordinate all phases of care and clinical management in the inpatients, outpatient and community. serves as the central point of contact for patients and families who are managed with or are being considered for an MSC device. The MCS coordinator is a clinical resource and responsible for providing direct, comprehensive patient care management; consultation, education, research and leadership across the continuum of care for the MCS population. The MCS coordinator is responsible for the clinical assessment and evaluation of the advanced heart failure patient for appropriateness for MCS support. The MCS coordinator is also responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital. The MCS coordinator is responsible for providing care to patients who receive mechanical circulatory support as an advanced treatment for shock/organ failure. They facilitate the process of mechanical circulatory support therapy from patient identification and evaluation through implantation and post-implantation follow up. The MCS Coordinator learns from experience and evidence what to expect in a given situation and alters plans accordingly and has an intuitive grasp of situations and operates from an innate understanding of the
situation. The MCS Coordinator recognizes when situations are outside the expected and uses analytical skills and abilities to investigate alternative perspectives and conducts comprehensive assessments. The MCS Coordinator promotes health and the prevention of injury and disease, serves as an advocate and educator, mentors, delegates, and provides feedback to their support team. The MCS Coordinator participates in quality assurance process improvement to improve clinical practice, patient outcomes, and processes. The MCS Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the coordination of the clinical aspects of patient care permissible within their license and acts as a liaison between Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pulmonary and Critical Care Intensivists. The MCS Coordinator provides consultation and education to healthcare providers and the community regarding issues. The MCS coordinator possesses an understanding or regulatory requirement and incorporates these into their practice and participates in research to improve clinical practice. The MCS Coordinator is also responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

RN - Required

CHFN - Preferred

BSN - Required

2 years of critical care experience - Preferred
CHFN within 3 years of hire

Primary Location: Tampa

Work Locations: TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work: On Site

Job: Transplant Services

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Job Type: On Site

Minimum Salary: 79,768.00

Job Posting: Mar 8, 2024, 5:21:46 PM