Stroke Program Coordinator

About the role

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Stroke Program Coordinator to join the team. This role will be full-time, Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible. Travel is occasional for community events.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in the development and implementation of stroke educational plan for identified needs.
• Plans and implements cost-effective stroke related continuing education programs for team members.
• Guides stroke clinical practice development utilizing current literature and professional standards.
• Identifies issues and opportunities, effectively analyzing information and its implications and makes appropriate, timely decisions based on analysis.
• Effectively analyzes data resulting in appropriate fiscal, quality service and operational objectives.
• Promotes evidence-based practice in the care of patients and families within stroke service-line and practice settings.
• Aligns resources to achieve relevant strategic organizational goals and inspire others to attain them.
• Seeks leadership opportunities and facilitates leadership development among colleagues.
• Utilizes appropriate quality improvement methodology to develop and implement data driven clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Promotes excellence in stroke patient care and achieve departmental or organizational objectives through an ability to effect change.
• Presents ideas and information in a concise, timely effective and interpersonally appropriate manner through written and oral forms.
• Monitors financial goals of the unit and implements strategies that enhance financial performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 2 years of acute care experience to include 1 year of quality performance improvement experience
• Certification: Basic Life Support from American Heart Association; Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: 5 years as an RN.
• Recent ED or critical care experience.
• Certification: ACLS from American Heart Association; specialty certification (ED, critical care, neurology)

Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and hybrid career opportunities.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.