STROKE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COORD

FLSA Status

Exempt

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Job Role Summary

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health values
• Assists direct patient care of the stroke patient in the Emergency Department upon all Stroke ONE activations while in-house; assists with documentation of Stroke Narrator to assure physician response times and patient assessment are recorded appropriately
• Is a technical expert and resource with the stroke patient population or is able to provide access to expert care as needed
• Functions as a clinical expert, clinical consultant and resource to nursing unit staff to facilitate consistent quality patient care
• Serves as a resource and instructor for neuroscience education offerings
• Supports regulatory readiness for units via rounding, coaching and monitoring; is aware of standards and regulations applicable to clinical units
• Assists Clinical Educator with special programs within area of expertise
• Identifies and coordinates performance improvement activities with direction; initiates processes to resolve clinical problems, PI project with direction including documentation compliance, death reviews, complication reviews, transfers and data validation
• Maintains current working knowledge of external and internal quality indicators and standards as it pertains to the neuroscience patient
• Monitors the adherence to protocols and variances
• Assists the Stroke Program Director in the development, implementation and evaluation of a quality plan, which is multidisciplinary and patient outcome focused
• Creates spreadsheets, databases and power points as needed

Job Requirements

• Active RN license in the State of Indiana, or the ability to obtain active licensure through application
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• CPR, ACLS, ENLS certifications
• Current specialty Board Certification, such as SCRN, CNRN, CCRN or CEN or relevant and approved certification thru ANCC preferred or must earn within 2 years of accepting position
• 5 years of clinical nursing experience in Emergency Department of Critical Care preferred
• Knowledge of stroke education requirement as it relates to hospital programs with the Joint Commission, State Board of Health and OSHA
• Ability to consult and teach departments regarding age-appropriate and cultural needs of neuroscience patients
• Competency assessment, educational programming, delivery methodology expertise
• Ability to function independently; possesses strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Exhibits interpersonal relations, conflict resolution, education and organizational planning skills
• Ability to work independently
• History of skill development and learning to maintain expertise
• Maintains expertise in those areas programmatically responsible for core stroke clinical practices, protocols, patient safety, clinical policies, procedures and programs

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Active RN license in the State of Indiana, or the ability to obtain active licensure through application
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• CPR, ACLS, ENLS certifications
• Current specialty Board Certification, such as SCRN, CNRN, CCRN or CEN or relevant and approved certification thru ANCC preferred or must earn within 2 years of accepting position
• 5 years of clinical nursing experience in Emergency Department of Critical Care preferred
• Knowledge of stroke education requirement as it relates to hospital programs with the Joint Commission, State Board of Health and OSHA
• Ability to consult and teach departments regarding age-appropriate and cultural needs of neuroscience patients
• Competency assessment, educational programming, delivery methodology expertise
• Ability to function independently; possesses strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Exhibits interpersonal relations, conflict resolution, education and organizational planning skills
• Ability to work independently
• History of skill development and learning to maintain expertise
• Maintains expertise in those areas programmatically responsible for core stroke clinical practices, protocols, patient safety, clinical policies, procedures and programs