Registered Nurse Stroke Coordinator

About the role

Strong staffing support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high‑quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

The Stroke Coordinator is fundamental to the development, implementation and evaluation of the stroke program directed towards the provision of quality services for patients who are experiencing stroke from a multi‑disciplinary perspective throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and evaluates data and statistics to support the provision of quality services for patients experiencing stroke
• Manages and analyzes data relevant to critical pathway timeframes, evaluates patient outcomes, and identifies and intervenes on variances
• Develops evidence‑based policies and procedures & performs gap analyses that explore and clarify areas for program improvement
• Constructs/presents stroke system quality reports and proposes unique organization‑specific quality goals and outcome measures
• Develops and champions implementation of action plans, in coordination with key stakeholders to address opportunities for improvement
• Works with leadership teams in developing and evaluating process and performance improvement activities as they relate to nursing and ancillary personnel
• Assures continuous quality improvement through data collection, analysis and process improvement projects
• Coordinates the development, implementation, review and revision of Stroke Program standards, policies, procedures and protocols
• Identifies and refers appropriate cases to Quality for peer review process
• Develops evidence‑based policies and procedures to support the stroke program as required in collaboration with the Stroke Medical Director
• Leads and participates in Quality Improvement processes and performance improvement projects
• Educational Responsibilities: Develops and delivers acute stroke continuing education programs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• No travel required
• 2 years of experience required

Benefits

• 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