MCS Coordinator-Outpatient Cardiology - ORL

Overview

At Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute, our team of cardiologists, heart and vascular surgeons, and cardiovascular professionals provides award-winning care in 40 specialties using advanced diagnostic imaging and treatment options. The multidisciplinary team includes more than 70 physicians in 24 locations across Central Florida and a network of community and specialty hospitals with more than 4,000 providers.

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Position Summary

The Orlando Health Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Coordinator will coordinate and facilitate a new MCS program with cross training in Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support. This role is responsible for facilitating care and education of VAD, shock, and ECMO patients and their families, ensuring continuity of care across the VAD/ECMO/Transplant continuum. It functions as a program and population-based expert clinician, responsible for independent and interdependent nursing practice.

It coordinates and optimizes health care team interventions across the continuum, including inpatient and outpatient settings, and participates in discharge planning and long-term care outcomes. It assists educators in providing competencies for staff and community education, participates in patient and caregiver education, and provides educational/outreach programs to health care providers, patient groups, community organizations, and others in the service area.

The MCS Coordinator serves in a rotating on‑call capacity to provide 24-hour coverage for both inpatients and outpatients. Within scope of job, critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work autonomously are required. The role operates in a fast-paced environment and requires appropriate action when needed.

Benefits

Orlando Health offers a great benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• 100% PAID Tuition and tuition reimbursement
• Monthly payments to help pay down graduated school debt
• All benefits start day one

Essential Functions

• Conducts triage assessment of cardiogenic shock patients being considered for escalation of care and advanced therapies.
• Evaluates patients being considered for MCS/heart transplant to assess candidacy; coordinates additional testing/work-up as needed, including collaboration with outside transplant teams.
• Performs assessments of patients with Ventricular Assist Devices to establish, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
• Provides timely clinical advice and interventions, including participation in outpatient VAD/Advanced Heart Failure clinics.
• Arranges medical therapy and testing; reviews and evaluates lab results and notifies physicians of abnormalities as indicated.
• Documents findings and interventions in the patient’s medical record.
• Reviews Mechanical Circulatory Support policies, procedures, and manuals; ensures compliance with policies and procedures; maintains program registry and statistics.
• Assists with outcomes tracking and national comparison reports; collaborates on clinical trials and research projects.
• Monday through Friday day coverage with rotating call.
• Educates and assesses staff in the use of Mechanical Circulatory Support; leads train‑the‑trainer initiatives and super‑user formats to ensure provider competency; coordinates community resources and works with patients and caregivers to ensure emergency backup support systems.
• Maintains regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable laws.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Self-starter
• Motivated
• Strong leadership skills

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Licensure/Certification

• Current Florida licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Acute Care Life Support (ACLS)

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of clinical experience to include either two (2) years in Cardiac ICU setting or three (3) years in VAD Step-Down Unit, VAD and/or ECMO experience