Cardiovascular ICU RN

Alright, let's talk about this role. It's not a bedside nursing gig; it's the engine room for quality and safety in the cardiology service line at Methodist Hospital Northeast in San Antonio, TX. You're the person who takes all that clinical data and turns it into action.

What you'll be doing

You'll coordinate performance improvement for the cardiovascular service line. That means you're tracking how things are going, finding where they can be better, and leading the charge to make those improvements happen. Your work directly supports the hospital's mission and strategic goals.

• Measure, analyze, and present reports on healthcare processes and patient outcomes to figure out what needs attention first.
• Coordinate improvement projects using specific benchmarks and evidence based practices. You'll also help evaluate whether those changes actually worked.
• Facilitate sentinel event investigations and root cause analyses to boost patient safety.
• Manage the peer review process when it's needed.
• Work with Risk Management to review any outside correspondence related to quality of care issues.
• Help keep the organization ready for regulatory reviews and surveys specific to cardiology services.
• A big part of this is education; you'll teach staff and physicians about performance improvement processes and patient safety initiatives.

The background we need

You have to be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing or medical school. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred. On top of that, you need at least three years of clinical experience under your belt.

Experience in quality management, regulatory compliance, or TQM/CQI is a strong plus. For this specific Cardiovascular Coordinator role, we're really looking for someone with direct experience in a cardiology service line and hands on skill with data and registry management. You should be comfortable using word processing software, spreadsheets, clinical systems, and databases.

And like everyone here, you’ll complete initial and ongoing training specific to our patient population.

The package

Methodist Hospital Northeast backs up its people. The benefits here support your health, your life, your career, and your future.

• A full suite of medical coverage: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support includes free counseling services.
• Time away from work covers paid time off (PTO), paid family leave (FPL), long- and short term disability coverage (LTD/STD), plus leaves of absence (LOA).
• The 401(k) Plan has a 100% match on 3% to 9% of your pay; the percentage depends on how long you've been here. There's also an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), retirement tools, rollover support, and financial counseling.
• Education support comes through tuition assistance (up to $5k after one year), student loan assistance ($10k lifetime cap), certification support ($5k annually), dependent scholarships ($3k per child annually), plus a partnership with Galen College of Nursing for RN BSN/MSN programs with no out of pocket cost for employees after six months.

A bit about us

We're a 232 bed full service hospital in San Antonio, TX. We're known for our Joint Replacement Academy offering the latest treatments for knee/hip pain; an impressive neurosurgical program covering elective spine surgeries to advanced brain/spine care; Primary Stroke Center certification from AHA/ASA; Accredited Chest Pain Center status from ACC; Pathway to Excellence designation from ANCC; Mission: Lifeline Bronze Award from AHA; Texas Award for Performance Excellence recognition; Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A". Dr Thomas Frist Sr., HCA Healthcare Co Founder said it best: "Bricks/mortar don't make hospitals; people do." That belief drives everything here including how we invest back into our team members' growth/success both personally/professionally which starts day one when someone joins us!

Eligibility varies by location/circumstance so please confirm details during interview process if hired later down road too just FYI!

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