STROKE COORDINATOR, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/PT SAFETY

About the role

Serves as a resource to resolve issues/problems and facilitates staff competency. Develops, evaluates, revises standards and policies and procedures for stroke program. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Maintains responsibility for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the stroke program.
• Collaborates with case coordinators to achieve mutual goals.
• Performs/assists with clinical nursing research as appropriate.
• Monitors and supports patient care and promotes optimal patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Current RN license in the State of Georgia.
• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
• Stroke Certified Registered Nurse certification attained within two and half years.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Preferred: Three years recent acute care clinical experience, two years of acute stroke care clinical experience plus teaching experience in the clinical and/or community setting preferred.

Qualifications

• Flexible in work schedule, assignments, workloads, setting priorities and utilizing problem solving techniques.
• Ability to formulate letters, memos, document clinical information create policies and procedures, and provide learning opportunities.
• Ability to analyze regulations, standards, clinical issues, and patient outcomes.
• Excellent verbal, written, and behavioral communication skills.
• Ability to assess learning/training needs of healthcare personnel.
• Ability to conduct educational programs for a wide range of healthcare personnel.
• Ability to plan education programs, based objectives and evaluate the effectiveness of programs.
• Utilize variety of office, educational, clinical, and non-clinical equipment.

Skills

• Flexible in work schedule, assignments, workloads, setting priorities and utilizing problem solving techniques.
• Ability to formulate letters, memos, document clinical information create policies and procedures, and provide learning opportunities.
• Ability to analyze regulations, standards, clinical issues, and patient outcomes.
• Excellent verbal, written, and behavioral communication skills.
• Ability to assess learning/training needs of healthcare personnel.
• Ability to conduct educational programs for a wide range of healthcare personnel.
• Ability to plan education programs, based objectives and evaluate the effectiveness of programs.
• Utilize variety of office, educational, clinical, and non-clinical equipment.

Benefits

• Low Healthcare Insurance Premiums
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee discounts
• Company paid life insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Cancer Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On-the-job training and skills development
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full Time, 8 HR Day Shift