Stroke Coordinator - Registered Nurse

About the role

Responsible for coordinating and implementing services and activities related to the Stroke program at the assigned campus. The Stroke Coordinator leads and participates in program development as it relates to the Primary Stroke Center and serves as the Subject Matter Expert for Stroke care at the campus. Works with other System Stroke Coordinators to develop and/or select stroke education materials for patient education. Serves in lead role of providing clinical performance improvement support for NGMC Braselton/NGMC Barrow.

Responsibilities

• Tracks concurrent stroke cases to ensure clinical data integrity and for compliance with quality measures, communicating with front line staff regarding missing documentation or care needed to meet measures within necessary timeframe.
• Completes special projects/reports requested by the Medical Director, and/or Director of Inpatient Medicine in a timely manner.
• Performs retrospective review of data to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care to formulate evidence based, performance recommendations to identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Effectively prioritizes and executes tasks to produce high quality work with minimal supervision.
• Maintains stroke program to maintain certification.
• Attends Clinical Stroke Team and Stroke Steering Committee meetings across the Health System.

Requirements

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as RN in Georgia. Stroke Certification (SCRN) within two (2) years of obtaining position.
• Educational Requirements: A degree in nursing (either BSN or MSN).
• Minimum Experience: A minimum of two (2) years in Neurologic/Stroke care in an acute care setting. A minimum of two (2) years in Performance Improvement.

Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: Preferred Licensure or other certifications.
• Preferred Educational Requirements: Preferred: A Masters Degree (Nursing or other if Possessing a BSN) within five (5) years.
• Preferred Experience: Preferred Experience.

Skills

• Keeps team updated in national guidelines to include the American Stroke Association, Brain Attack Coalition, and accrediting body standards.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert for strategic projects that span at the assigned campus.
• Manages stroke program to maintain certification.
• Advanced computer skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon