Nurse RN - Stroke | Neuro Admin | FT Variable

UF Health • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

This position provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with the nursing process and established standards of practice. The nurse responds to emergency department and inpatient stroke alerts at the downtown campus, excluding the Transitional Care Unit (TCU).

The role collaborates with interdisciplinary neurology teams during stroke alerts and thrombolytic administration, and when evaluating candidates for interventional radiology procedures. The nurse compiles and reviews stroke patient outcome data, identifies trends and opportunities for improvement, and communicates recommendations to nursing units to strengthen nursing documentation and patient care quality.

The nurse maintains the licenses, certifications, and training required to support stroke certification standards. The role also identifies and addresses educational gaps for patients with ischemic and/or hemorrhagic strokes before discharge. This includes proactive patient rounding to assess learning needs, reinforce stroke education, and support safe transitions of care.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
• New hires effective June 14, 2017, must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing within three years of hire or transfer into the position.
• Active license to practice nursing in the State of Florida.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification within six months of hire or transfer into the position.
• One to two years of registered nursing experience in the Emergency Department (ED), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), or neurology.
• Adhere to hospital policies, procedures, and Florida Nurse Practice Act guidelines when providing patient care.
• Demonstrate proficiency in ACLS guidelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn and apply computer technologies and procedures that support patient care delivery.
• Promote quality of care and patient safety through effective interactions with patients of all ages who have experienced a stroke.
• Employees hired or transferred into the position between August 1, 2013, and June 13, 2017, must adhere to the conditions outlined in their offer letter and the job description signed at the time of hire or transfer.
• Employees hired or transferred into the position before August 1, 2013, will be grandfathered.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Professional nursing certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care in accordance with the nursing process and established standards of practice.
• Respond to emergency department and inpatient stroke alerts at the downtown campus, excluding the Transitional Care Unit (TCU).
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary neurology teams during stroke alerts and thrombolytic administration, and in evaluating candidates for interventional radiology procedures.
• Compile and review stroke patient outcome data; identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate recommendations to nursing units to improve nursing documentation and quality of patient care.
• Maintain licenses, certifications, and training required to support stroke certification standards.
• Identify and address educational gaps for patients with ischemic and/or hemorrhagic strokes before discharge.
• Proactively round on patients to assess learning needs, reinforce stroke education, and support safe transitions of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree