Chest Pain Coordinator

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Cardio Cath Lab

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
Establishes and maintains a disease specific network with community and outlying hospitals, particularly focusing on VUMC Affiliate Hospitals. Assures TJC disease specific certification or other accreditation body requirements are met and collaborates with Accreditation and Standards Department to maintain certification as a designated center. Assures that patients presenting to VUMC with acute disease receive timely and optimal care, using organizationally established, evidenced based national guidelines and standards. Assures disease specific education is completed for all patients and follow up care of all patients is scheduled. Coordinates collection of outcomes data for the specified population. Serves as the point of contact for the designated population upon their discharge from inpatient care. Works with corresponding Patient Care Center leadership to meet goals.

.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Establishes and maintains a disease and/or patient population specific Network with community and outlying hospitals
and referring physicians; particularly focusing on VUMC Affiliate Hospitals and/or those with agreements regulated by
governing bodies.
• Assures TJC Certification/Accreditation and licensing requirements are maintained; collaborating with Leadership,
Standards and Accreditations Department and Quality and Patient Safety Leadership.
• Maintains and develops protocols consistent with current national practice guidelines and support education/training for
health care professionals.
• Facilitates Continuum of Care by conducting community educational activities/lectures on prevention and reduction of
risk factors and assuring follow-up of patients post discharge, acting as a liaison and tracking outcomes.
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students,
nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
• Participates in establishing ongoing goals and objectives for the program including executing on goals and objectives for
the program as directed by Clinical Neurosciences Institute PCC leadership and Program medical leadership.

• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.


TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

 Our Nursing Philosophy:  

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. 

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!