RN Hospital Readiness Systems Coordinator at CAI

Job ID Number

R3904

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Hybrid

Job Summary

As the RN Hospital Readiness Systems Coordinator, you will, serves in a dual role involving direct in person coordination with hospital facilities to enhance both (NHSN) automated hospital reporting along with pediatric readiness capabilities within hospital networks and facilities located in Indiana

Job Description

We are looking for a RNHospital Readiness Systems Coordinator to serves in a dual role involving direct in person coordination with hospital facilities to enhance both (NHSN) automated hospital reporting along with pediatric readiness capabilities within hospital networks and facilities located in Indiana. This position will be full-time and onsite with travel.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with development and launching of a state/jurisdiction capacity system that includes near-time bed capacity counts for the state’s/jurisdiction’s acute care hospitals, including critical access hospitals

• Must be able to manage user account and security parameters for access to the web-based dashboard to coordinate daily, surge, and crisis needs.

• Help coordinate emergency department data, organized per NHSN definitions to Hospital Capacity Data Store at least twice per day on an ongoing basis

• Data would include emergency department (ED) census, ED Admitted census (boarding) and ED pressure indicator by count of all patients in the ED that have a physician assigned

• Create possible items listed below to support the states'/jurisdiction’s ongoing participation in the NHSN Connectivity Initiative, such as

• Develop communications and training materials for onboarding identified stakeholders and hospital users

• Provide training and onboarding services to participating hospitals and stakeholders

• Work with the state’s/jurisdiction's hospitals to collect necessary information for dashboard development and implementation

• Provide a common framework of data elements to include on the dashboard and in the data feed

• Facilitate the gathering and engagement of hospitals’ technical staff to work on automated and secured data feeds per specifications supported by the web-based application

• Assist the state/jurisdiction to advise on shared governance model(s) for discussions and decision-making to support this work

• Testing and validation of data feeds; and draft progress milestone for inclusion in progress report/lessons learned

• Manages the participation and permission process/clearances (to send data to NHSN) of participating hospitals. Also provides permission to allow for use of state’s/jurisdiction’s data in conjunction with other participating entities for research and emergency planning by the state and federal health partners

• Obtain signed commitment from acute care hospitals in the state/jurisdiction to participate in the project through an established participation agreement

• Provide ongoing instructions and serve as key resource to assist with the scaling of the CDC NHSN Connectivity Initiative to other states/jurisdictions; and help to ensure that all terms of the CDC funding agreement are met

• Facilitates efforts to improve clinical and service outcomes throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care, utilizing federal/national guidance (including but not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control, Emergency Medical Services for Children, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, Joint Commission)

• Works with Indiana Emergency Departments to assess areas of need, conduct gap analyses, communicate pediatric standards and disseminate resources as appropriate

• Develops and facilitates bi-monthly State Pediatric Emergency Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project leadership responsibilities through planning, coordination of workgroup activities and development of tools, educational modules, and resources for workgroup review

• Participates as a team member on hospital site visits conducted throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric emergency care requirements and regulations using defined checklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital strengths/weaknesses; outlines recommendations and other key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed

• Develops documents annually to promote quality improvement practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents, and development of a quality improvement plan

• Engages in and demonstrates self-development in clinical and professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric emergency management, quality improvement processes, communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare environment

• Utilizes data to identify trends, draw appropriate conclusions and make recommendations; develops data reports for decision-makers to support conclusions and recommendations; reports should communicate any limitations of the analyses

• Facilitates efforts to improve clinical and service outcomes throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care, utilizing federal/national guidance (including but not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control, Emergency Medical Services for Children, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, Joint Commission)

• Works with Indiana Emergency Departments to assess areas of need, conduct gap analyses, communicate pediatric standards and disseminate resources as appropriate

• Develops and facilitates bi-monthly State Pediatric Emergency Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project
  leadership responsibilities through planning, coordination of
  workgroup activities and development of tools, educational modules, and resources for workgroup review

• Participates as a team member on hospital site visits conducted throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric emergency care requirements and regulations using defined checklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital strengths/weaknesses; outlines recommendations and other key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed

• Develops documents annually to promote quality improvement practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents, and development of a quality improvement plan

• Engages in and demonstrates self-development in clinical and professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric emergency management, quality improvement processes, communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare environment

• Utilizes data to identify trends, draw appropriate conclusions, and make recommendations; develops data reports for decision-makers to support conclusions and recommendations; reports should communicate any limitations of the analyses

What You'll Need

Required:

• Ability to maintain accuracy and consistency

• Ability to finish tasks in a timely manner

• Ability to function independently, manage own time/work tasks

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Ability to interact with internal and external constituents

• Ability to work as an effective team member

• Ability to organize workflow

• Ability to plan, coordinate, and develop multiple projects

• Ability to analyze and interpret data

• Ability to compile complex reports and develop presentations

• Ability to compose letters and memorandums

• Ability to negotiate, persuade and establish direction

• Skilled job requiring high level of adaptability and interpersonal skills

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and adapt to changing priorities

• Travel- In-state travel will be required as needed and out of state overnight may be necessary

• Expect ~85% of work week traveling around state of Indiana

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor 

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.