Program Coordinator, Stroke (RN)

• Performing gap analyses that explore and clarify areas for program improvement.
• Leads preparation and attainment of certification, often in collaboration with regulatory, quality and patient safety, and nursing leadership.
• Collaborates with the quality management department & stroke registry staff to ensure timely and accurate data abstraction/entry occurs.
• Responsible for ensuring interpretation, execution and compliance with standards for stroke center certification.
• Identifies and maintains a concurrent list of inhouse stroke patients and monitors clinical progress.
• Evaluates customer satisfaction and implements processes to establish improvements.
• Leads preparation and attainment of certification, often in collaboration with regulatory, quality and patient safety, and nursing leadership.
• Collaborates with the quality management department & stroke registry staff to ensure timely and accurate data abstraction/entry occurs.
• Monitors compliance to hospital policies, procedures and standards through clinical observations, medical record review, staff evaluation, feedback and other sources.
• Actively participates on local, regional, and national advisory groups to work to advance the science of care for the stroke patient.
• Identifies nursing research problems and utilizes nursing research strategies to promote clinical knowledge development and research based clinical practice.
• Responding to and supporting provision of excellent emergent acute stroke care (Inhouse and ED Code Stroke, as needed).
• Participates in the review of patient transfers to ensure compliance with clinical practice guidelines and develops corrective actions as needed.
• Developing evidence-based policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with Comprehensive Stroke Program Manager (or other leader where applicable) at hub site to ensure programmatic alignment and assists peer sites as needed.
• Developing and ensuring appropriate use of patient education materials.
• Engages in both formal and informal bedside education that ensures clinical competency.
• Responsible for developing, coordinating, and ensuring delivery of regular stroke education to nurses, physicians, clinicians, patients, families, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), communities, referring hospitals.
• Provides concurrent and retrospective review and analysis of the care of stroke patients at the patient level, program level and institutional level.
• Utilizes the stroke registry and other data platforms (EA&I, Vizient, Looker, IQVIA) to develop robust dashboard to monitor clinical effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Analyzing quality performance data.
• Collaborates with all members of the stroke team to evaluate and address specific patient care, educational and safety issues.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical hospital experience, preferably in neurology, intensive care, or emergency care.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• National neuro certification within one year of hire (SCRN, CNRN, NVRN)

• Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

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