Req#: R13368
Category(s): Nursing, Inpatient Direct Care Nurses
Full Time / Part Time: Full-Time
Shift: First

Clinical Nurse for the Neuro Stroke Program Coordinator: Develops/facilitates systems approach to care delivery for a given patient population across care continuum. Assumes leadership role in planning and implementing clinical initiatives that improve quality, efficiency and cost of care delivery. Partners closely with multidisciplinary team and identified physician leaders to optimize patient outcomes and evidenced based practice.

Job Responsibilities: 

Responsibilities

• Facilitates systems approach to care delivery for services across care continuum.
• Assumes leadership role with a second Stroke Coordinator in planning and implementing clinical initiatives that improve quality, efficiency and cost of care delivery.
• Partners closely with multidisciplinary team and identified physician leaders to optimize patient outcomes and evidenced based practice.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with regional providers ( primary care, post acute) and local community organizations to advance population health across region
• Coordinates and runs multidicisplinary Stroke committee meetings to study performance, and improve patient care/flow processes
• Partners with regional EMS and non BH hospitals to facilitate stroke protocols and timely transfers
• Collaborates with inter-professional team members to enhance outcomes across the continuum of care
• Provides clinical education to direct care clinical staff, cross continuum inter-professional team members as well as patients and families. I
• Measures and reports outcomes
• Partners with identified medical leaders to develop and implement expert clinical care delivery systems for a defined patient population or service.
• Participates and assists in development of community education for stroke education and prevention
• Identifies high risk patient care issues and trends and implements interventions to achieve optimal/benchmark quality outcomes.
• Participates in stroke related research.
• Partners with Neuroscience Outcomes Manager in data collection and analysis for stroke program quality and performance improvement initiatives. Participates on and reports PI to neurosciences PI team and stroke model of care/quality team.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing BSN
• 5 years acute inpatient clinical nursing with 3 years minimum of specializing in the care of neuro patients
• Clinical knowledge of disease/illness/treatment options
• Advanced certification in Neurosciences preferred.
• Program developmental skills
• Excellent communication & organizational skills
• Ability to deliver presentations and to lead & facilitate large group meetings
• Well-developed PC skills
• Energy and excitement to be part of a rapidly expanding comprehensive stroke program that serves the region

You Belong At Baystate

At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.

DIVERSE TEAMS. DIVERSE PATIENTS. DIVERSE LOCATIONS.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts (Required)

Certifications:

Basic Life Support – American Heart Association, Registered Nurse – State of Massachusetts

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