RN Stroke Program Coordinator - Neuro

RN Stroke Program Coordinator
- Neuro
- Full-Time

Job Summary:

The Stroke Coordinator assures that patients presenting to Erlanger with risks/symptoms of stroke receive optimal care, using established standards and organizational goals. The Stroke Coordinator must maintain a high degree of personal effectiveness and staff effectiveness in the prompt recognition and care of stroke or non-stroke emergencies to include: blood pressure management, administration of thrombolytic agents, and research. Functions as regional and intra-hospital Coordinator for Stroke Program.

In doing so, plans, organizes, and implements continuity of stroke care to include involvement in continuous process improvement; patient, public, and professional education; protocol development; weekly interdisciplinary stroke rounds; and maintains positive relations among affiliated Network hospitals and medical centers, physicians, Medical Center personnel and external agencies to ensure appropriate design and promotion of programs. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care that is appropriate to the ages of the patients served.

Responsible for standardizing stroke care throughout Erlanger Health System. The Coordinator is responsible for the organization and implementation of Telemedicine. The coordinator is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of the activities of the program. It is the coordinators responsibility to oversee the programming, the community and regional outreach, the daily operations of the program and the integration of telemedicine with clinical programs.

The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide leadership and organization of the program. The Coordinator must demonstrate an ability to organize, prioritize, meet deadlines and work with members of teams within the telemedicine department, hospital departments, medical staff and regional hospitals and must have ability to coordinate with team members for project development.

Follow through is essential. This individual must have the ability to manage dynamic situations and possess above average communication skills to assure patient care is maximized through a regional telehealth approach.

Education:

Required:

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN Preferred:
Master's Degree

Experience:

Required:

Five years nursing appropriate to the specialty Preferred: N/A

Position Requirement(s):
License/Certification/Registration

Required:

Current license to practice nursing in the state of Tennessee. RN The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred:
Bachelor of Science from an accredited nursing school. Certification in specialty

Department

Position Summary:

The Stroke Coordinator in collaboration with the Medical Director is responsible for developing a stroke plan and monitoring the effectiveness of stroke care. The stroke plan should include pre-hospital through discharge and should address secondary prevention issues. The Stroke Coordinator will monitor key indicators to assess number and type of stroke patients seen, treatment, timelines, and patient outcomes. The Stroke Coordinator will serve as a patient and community advocate by providing public education concerning stroke prevention and care.