STROKE COORDINATOR - MEDICINE - QUALITY ASSURANCE

Cook County•Chicago, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Stroke Coordinator works under the direction of Quality Assurance and in collaboration with the Chair of the Division of Neurology-Clinical in managing, planning, development, and overseeing the Stroke Program for Cook County Health (CCH). The Stroke Coordinator has excellent organizational skills, is attentive to detail, and works well with patients, nurses, physicians, and hospital staff. The Stroke Coordinator is responsible for ensuring Stroke Program compliance with Joint Commission requirements for Primary Stroke Center Certification and works with others to ensure compliance with Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Performance Measures and other Joint Commission requirements. Represents the Stroke Program in Leadership conferences, collecting, analyzing and presenting daily stroke data, and partnering with Nursing to ensure training and competency of all front-line nurses is completed annually. The Stroke Coordinator develops Stroke Program policies, protocols, guidelines, clinical pathways, and care sets.

Requirements

Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing from an accredited college or university
Four (4) years of nursing experience
One (1) year of Neurosurgical or Stroke Nurse experience
Current Quality Improvement experience
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, and Word)
Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations related to the care of patients with stroke
Knowledge of Joint Commission requirements for Primary Stroke Center certification
Knowledge and is experienced in the nursing care of patients with stroke
Working knowledge of electronic medical record database
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain appropriate professional relationships with patients, members of the health care team, and other personnel
Excellent oral, verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups
Sufficient organizational skills to manage diverse group of complex patients
Ability to assess information, apply critical thinking to determine course of action, and relay this information to patients, families, and clinical staff
Ability to demonstrate respect and sensitivity for cultural diversity, patients and coworkers of all sexual orientations and gender identities
Ability to effectively communicate while maintaining Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) for Protected Health Information (PHI)
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to function autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Ability to see and hear clearly (including with correction)
Ability to tolerate exposure to unpleasant noise, odor and temperature

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university
Current licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse – Clinical Nurse Specialist in the State of Illinois
Certification in one of the following: American Association of Critical Care Nurses as a CNS (CCNS), Board of Certification of Emergency Nurses (BCEN), or American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
Previous Stroke program coordination experience
Previous clinical experience in training and education of staff
Previous experience in patient education
Previous experience in Regulatory Compliance survey participation
Current experience maintaining an electronic registry, preferably a stroke registry

Responsibilities

Assists in development of all Program policies, protocols, guidelines, pathways and care sets; monitors for compliance; maintains currency and accuracy
Works closely with Quality Assurance to maintain Performance Measure data collection, report generation and analysis as well as accurate submissions to the Joint Commission
Maintains a stroke registry in real-time to include patient diagnoses, performance measures, treatments and outcomes and timeliness of stroke team, radiology, lab responses
Remains current of and compliance with all Joint Commission Primary, Thrombectomy-Capable and Comprehensive Stroke Center requirements
Responsible for collection, analysis, accuracy and reporting of stroke patient data through maintenance of a computerized stroke registry; develops benchmarks and comparisons to national standards
Develops and initiates action plans necessary to meet performance standards
Meets with each hospitalized stroke patient for purposes of stroke education and accuracy of stroke registry data collection
Responsible for the development, organization, and maintenance for all the Program’s professional educational activities and training of staff for system-wide stroke education, including annual nursing dysphagia screening and neurologic check competencies
Maintains records of all system stroke-related educational activities; maintains records of all stroke-related activities of Stroke Team members; serves as an educational resource and leader for the hospital’s nursing and medical staff on all stroke related quality issues
Maintains schedule of Stroke Team Assignments; maintains organizational chart, list of personnel, list of resources
Participates in outpatient clinics providing stroke-related care
Fosters and builds collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a productive, collaborative, multidisciplinary working environment in which excellence of stroke care is the objective; coordinates stroke-related activities of all hospital departments
Engages with staff throughout CCH clinics to facilitate care of stroke patients, optimize resource utilization, and supports system-wide training coordination to ensure Stroke readiness
Engages and participates in stroke-related research efforts
Participates in local, regional, national and international stroke associations, agencies and groups; attends local and national stroke-related meetings
Maintains constructive working relationships with membership of local hospital stroke programs
Serves as resource for and liaison to community organizations interested in stroke
Partners with interdepartmental nursing leadership to ensure ongoing stroke competency and compliance CCH system wide
Performs other duties as assigned