Stroke Program Coordinator-RN

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Key Position Details:

• 1.0 FTE (40-hours per week)
• 8-hour day shifts
• No weekends
• Benefit eligible

Job Description:

Leads and coordinates clinical practice for a population, a department or community. Ensures that quality, education and patient care clinical practice are assessed, implemented and evaluated.

Principle Responsibilities

• Coordinates clinical practice for the department or community.
  • Ensures that quality, education, and patient care clinical practice is assessed, implemented, and evaluated.
  • Improves patient outcomes by applying improvement methodology to quality initiatives.
  • Ensures that clinical practice is consistent with care delivery model and professional standards.
  • Reviews patient records on a concurrent basis to identify opportunities to improve care.
  • Monitors and addresses issues of safety and risk.
  • May provide ongoing assessment of the patient and collaborate to advance the plan of care.
  • May coordinate discharge and post-hospitalization needs for patients.
  • May participate in the development and implementation of clinical and patient standards and pathways.
  • May do consultation with other disciplines, and coordinate multidisciplinary activities to maximize patient outcomes and satisfaction.
• Facilitates strategic, quality and operational planning for a department, program or population.
  • Supports organizational performance improvement.
  • Collaborates to develop and implement department plans.
  • Provides leadership for compliance with regulatory standards, professional practice guidelines and standards.
  • Leads the implementation of protocols and guidelines.
  • Coordinates development and revision of policies and procedures.
  • Coordinates and evaluates safety and emergency preparedness plans.
  • Participates in councils and committees in a collaborative governance structure.
  • Facilitates gathering and analysis of data and information for identification of issues and evaluation of progress.
  • Supports performance improvement teams by developing project plans, supporting improvement trials, and monitoring critical success factors.
  • May act as a resource in the utilization review process to optimize documentation.
  • May work with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care.
• Provides leadership for orientation and staff development programs.
  • Leads individuals and teams to design, implement, and evaluate orientation programs.
  • Leads individuals and teams to design, implement, and evaluate staff development programs.
  • Develops educational tools.
  • Teaches/facilitates educational offerings for staff and providers.
  • Coordinates learning experiences for students and other learners.
• Leads and coordinates teams for care improvement.
  • Leads the integration of quality, education and practice goals and initiatives.
  • May supervise individuals.
  • May lead multidisciplinary conferences, case reviews, and presentations for care improvement.
  • May participate in research activities for care improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, BAN or BSN
• 2 to 5 years in clinical experience, prefer critical care experience for most business units, or Rehab nursing experience for Rehab areas
• 2 to 5 years experience with electronic data capture and with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• 2 to 5 years experience in process improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required for Minnesota practice settings upon hire
• Licensed Registered Nurse - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required for Wisconsin practice settings, for roles with direct patient care upon hire
• Certified Registered Nurse for specialty area within 6 months of hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required American Heart Association or Allina Health upon hire
• Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse For Rehab setting upon hire required

Physical Demands

• Light Work:
• Lifting weightUp to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently