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Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a RN Heart Failure Coordinator you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals!

Job Summary and Qualifications

* This is a Full Time Day shift position, Monday - Friday, hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm *

The Heart Failure Coordinator is a registered nurse responsible for the comprehensive coordination of care for patients with heart failure across the continuum of care, from inpatient admission through outpatient follow-up. This role ensures the delivery of evidence-based, patient centered care that aligns with accreditation standards. The coordinator collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, reduce readmissions, and promote adherence to clinical guidelines. Key focus areas include care coordination, patient and staff education, performance measure monitoring, and quality improvement initiatives to support disease-specific certification.

What You Will Do In This Role:

+ Oversee the heart failure program, ensuring compliance with national standards and guidelines.

+ Coordinate data collection, analysis, and reporting related to heart failure patients.

+ Serve as a liaison between medical staff, nursing staff, and administration regarding heart failure protocols.

+ Develop and implement educational programs for staff and patients related to heart failure management.

+ Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of heart failure protocols and procedures.

+ Collect and analyze data related to heart failure patient outcomes.

+ Prepare reports and presentations on the heart failure program performance.

+ Conduct regular interdisciplinary meetings

+ Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to improve patient care.

+ Develop and implement educational programs for staff on heart failure management.

+ Provide education and support to patients and families regarding heart failure.

+ Participate in quality improvement initiatives related to heart failure care.

+ Maintain current knowledge of best practices in heart failure management.

+ Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.

+ Lead heart failure committee meetings

+ Lead quality improvement projects to address gaps and serve as a clinical resources to staff

+ Support research initiatives with heart failure team

What qualifications you will need:

+ Bachelors Degree in Nursing required (BSN), Masters Degree in Nursing preferred

+ Must have current RN license to practice professional nursing in the state of TX

+ BLS certification required

+ ACLS certification required

+ Minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience

+ Experience in quality improvement, care coordination, or accreditation processes

+ Strong knowledge of heart failure pathophysiology, pharmacology, and evidence based guidelines

Benefits

Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ **Comprehensive benefits** for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

+ **Wellbeing support,** including free counseling and referral services

+ **Time away from work** programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

+ **Savings and retirement resources** , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

+ **Education support** through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

+ **Additional benefits** for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals are hospitals for specialized advanced cardiovascular and spine care. The facilities are located near Medical City Dallas. They are designed to be efficient and result in faster recoveries. We offer an enhanced patient experience. Patients will benefit from leading edge treatments and technology. We offer clinical trials. You will have access to the entire network of Medical City Healthcare hospitals and specialists. Medical City Heart Hospital has 65+ private patient rooms. The facility provides a wide array of cardiac services. Services include complex vascular and heart surgery and advanced heart failure treatment. We offer minimally invasive vascular surgery and other specialized heart care. The facility has a dedicated cardiac emergency room. Medical City Spine Hospital has 25+ beds. It provides spine care for common spine disorders. Spine care is also provided for rare, hard-to-treat spinal deformities. Those include adult and pediatric scoliosis and spondylolistheses. We offer complex spine surgery and minimally invasive surgical options.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Heart Failure Coordinator opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. **_We are interviewing apply today!_**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.