Nurse Practice Coordinator

Job Summary

Location:

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA.

Work Schedule:

Variable Hours, Monday - Friday, 40 hrs/Wk. House Supervisor shifts required. Stroke Coordinator for Jennie Edmundson.

Benefits:
This position is eligible for full-time benefits.

• Provides guidance to individual staff members and leadership to define, and integrate best practice models for patient populations throughout the continuum of care.
• Mentors staff in developing, reviewing, and individualizing the plan of care to address the patients' nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.
• Uses current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards, and research to assist staff in establishing the appropriate plan of care.
• Facilitates integration of theory, research, and critical thinking for the advancement of nursing practice at the system level.
• Mentors staff/leadership in the understanding, and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Serves as the clinical expert in evidence based nursing practice.
• Knowledgeable of current research, and evidenced-based practices related to nursing practice.
• Collaborates with nurse leaders to develop nursing care environments that support shared decision making, stimulate continuous learning, and demonstrate responsibility and accountability.
• Serves as a role model for nursing and leadership through expert knowledge application of nursing process, critical thinking skills, and professional behavior.
• Acts as a change agent to promote and improve patient outcomes, and promote professional growth.
• Models transformational leadership behaviors.
• Serves as a catalyst to promote interdisciplinary resources.
• Participates in professional organizations.
• Contributes to the advancement of nursing practice (research, manuscripts, and presentations).
• Promotes nursing certification.
• Supports the organization in implementing best-practices through system wide initiatives.
• Facilitates implementation of best-practice standards for PI, core measures, national patient safety goals, and patient outcomes at the system level.
• Recommends and facilitates proactive change within the organization to improve patient safety, and quality based on areas of opportunity identified through peer review, and other clinical process.
• Mentor and serve as a resource for staff, and leadership in the creation and implementation of quality improvement/evidence-based practice projects at the nursing practice level that support the mission, and strategic priorities of the organization.
• Mentor the use of research principles to determine best practice for the development of the organization's policies and procedures, practice guidelines, and protocols.
• Supports an environment of clinical inquiry through leadership, and innovation.
• Uses Iowa Model to promote evidence-based practice.
• Participates in the design, and/or evaluation of evidence-based education.
• Participates in Unit Based Councils as appropriate.
• Participates in Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council.
• Promotes the Methodist Nursing Professional Practice Model.
• Perform Stroke Program Coordinator responsibilities.
• Coordinate the maintenance and implementation of nursing standards of care for stroke patients.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director and other clinicians in the development of stroke protocols in compliance with current practice guidelines, clinical paths, and outcome studies for stroke patients.
• Maintain clinical knowledge and skills for the stroke patient populations and provide expert consultation to patient care staff engaged in the care of stroke patients.
• Maintain the organizational structure and care processes necessary to provide evidenced based stroke care and comply with Joint Commission accreditation standards for Primary Stroke Center.
• Coordinate on-going staff educational opportunities for all levels and departments interacting with the stroke population.
• Participate in development and coordination of community screening/education programs for stroke prevention and community education.
• Analyze on-going data regarding outcomes of the Stroke Program and required quality/outcome data is submitted to the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies as needed.
• Participate in the analysis of process and quality improvement data for the purpose of action planning and change implementation.
• Coordinate and facilitate the quarterly Stroke Steering Committee meetings to ensure interdisciplinary member participation.

Variable Hours, Monday - Friday, 40 hrs/Wk. House Supervisor shifts required. Stroke Coordinator for Jennie Edmundson.

• Bachelor of Science (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Doctoral Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• NIH Stroke Scale training required.
• Successful completion of annual mandatory education requirements.

• 3-5 years clinical practice experience required.
• 1-3 years clinical leadership experience required (CNS, NP).

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