Regional Stroke Coordinator Rn- Neuro Interventional Lab

Nursing

ST BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER

NEURO INTERVENTIONAL LAB

Full Time , Varied Shifts , Varied shifts

Minimum Age Requirement: 18 years of age or older

Required:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Current RN License in the State of Arkansas (or compact).

Preferred:
Master's in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, or Public Health. Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) within 12
-15months of hire;
Would also consider, Certified Stroke Program Coordinator (CSPC); TNCC or ENPC. ACLS is required for all candidates regardless of education

Required:

5+ years in acute care (ED, neuro, or critical care); 3+ years in stroke program coordination, management, or a stroke care team.

Preferred:
Experience of background in quality measures related to JC and stroke. Experience building regional or multi-site programs; leasing a Joint Commission or DNV stroke survey, outreach or physician relations experience.

This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.

Based at SBMC in Jonesboro with frequent regional travel to outlying facilities across primary and tertiary counties (estimate 40% of time). Primarily weekday business hours, with flexibility for evening Regional Stroke Updates, survey readiness, and occasional on-call or stroke alert response, at the Stroke Medical Coordinator'srequest. Office and clinical environments; standard precautions and PPE as required

The Regional Stroke Coordinator works with the St. Bernards Medical Center's acute inpatient and outpatient stroke teams, coordinators and Stroke Medical Director to ensure that processes are refined and extended to the facilities and providers across Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

The role is that of a Clinical Operational extension of the SBMC Stroke Program Medical Director/Administrator.

The Regional Stroke Coordinator standardizes care models across the region, through process improvement he/she affects how stroke patients are recognized, treated, transferred, provided options of intervention, receives follow up care, while building referral relationships with physicians and APRNs in outlying communities. The Regional Stroke Coordinator incorporates data from the monthly Stroke Committee report and the quarterly regional dashboard to improve processes, care, quality and access across the Northeast AR and Southeast Missouri Region.

As a result of the Regional Stroke Coordinators unique relationship with the outlying regional facilities, the Regional Stroke Coordinator will also serve as a clinical liaison between SBMC, and referring facilities, and between providers.

Duties fall into five areas; the first two carry the most weight in year one.

• Partners with the Stroke Medical Director to design and maintain evidence-based protocols, pathways and order sets across the region: ED stroke alert, Rapid AI, Pulsara, IV thrombolysis, thrombectomy triage, inpatient stroke unit care, dysphagia screening, VTE prophylaxis, secondary prevention, discharge and transitions.
• Assist the referring partners to build the outpatient continuum for the region : post-discharge stroke clinic follow-up, TIA rapid-evaluation pathway, rehab referral, and 30/90-day follow-up calls.
• Aligns all processes with current AHA/ASA guidelines and certification standards (Joint Commission or DNV), and takes a leadership role as it relates to readiness for Comprehensive Stroke Certification survey.
• Works with Meditech/IT on order sets, best-practice alerts, and documentation templates for the region as well as assist facilities that are non-medictech in the development of the EHR templates for stroke.

The Regional Stroke Coordinator works with the St. Bernards Medical Center's acute inpatient and outpatient stroke teams, coordinators and Stroke Medical Director to ensure that processes are refined and extended to the facilities and providers across Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

The role is that of a Clinical Operational extension of the SBMC Stroke Program Medical Director/Administrator.

The Regional Stroke Coordinator standardizes care models across the region, through process improvement he/she affects how stroke patients are recognized, treated, transferred, provided options of intervention, receives…