Stroke Coordinator - Outcome Registries

East Alabama Hospital•Opelika, AL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Stroke Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and oversight of the stroke program at East Alabama Medical Center. This role involves ensuring the hospital maintains its Primary Stroke Center certification, supporting the development and implementation of stroke-related policies and procedures, and managing stroke data for performance improvement and regulatory compliance. The coordinator will also monitor adherence to stroke guidelines, collaborate with clinical teams to enhance patient care, and ensure documentation meets all necessary standards.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing
Experience in stroke program coordination, quality improvement, neuroscience, or acute stroke care
Experience with stroke data abstraction and performance improvement initiatives (e.g., Get With The Guidelines–Stroke)
Clinical stroke experience
Registered Nursing License
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Performance improvement experience preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinate initiatives to achieve and maintain Primary Stroke Center certification.
Support implementation, maintenance, and revision of stroke policies, procedures, and protocols.
Maintain confidential and accurate minutes for the Stroke Committee and related meetings.
Track and ensure follow-up of all outstanding agenda items until resolution and closure.
Escalate identified issues to the appropriate individual or department in a timely manner.
Oversee stroke data abstraction, submission, and validation (e.g., Get With The Guidelines–Stroke).
Maintain passing averages and inter-rater reliability for stroke audits and abstractions.
Prepare performance improvement (PI) reports, power points, dashboards, and regulatory documentation.
Review stroke data on a regular basis to determine compliance, identify performance gaps, develop and monitor corrective action plans, and ensure compliance with TJC Comprehensive Stroke standards.
Review selected stroke-related mortalities to ensure adherence to standards of care.
Provide follow-up and documentation for all PI initiatives until closure.
Monitor adherence to evidence-based stroke guidelines for ischemic stroke, ICH, SAH, TIAs.
Support survey readiness activities including tracers, mock surveys, and regulatory audits.
Collaborate with clinical teams to address opportunities related to patient safety, quality, and outcomes.
Ensure documentation reflects compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.