Job Description

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Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Stroke Coordinator RN you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Catholic Medical Center which is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.


Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Catholic Medical Center!

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Job Summary and Qualifications

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Maintains and demonstrates clinical expertise in the area of Stroke standards of care. Performs as the Stroke Expert and Performance Improvement Coordinator of all stroke initiatives.

Reviews best practices and shares information with all staff and Medical Staff.

Reviews up-to-date evidence based literature and shares information with the staff and Medical Staff.

Performs as The Joint Commission Certification Coordinator and ensures all standards are met.

Participates in daily PI coordinator huddle.

Completes at least 8 hours of Stroke education annually

Collaboratively works with the Medical Staff and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement clinical pathways, order sets and algorithms.

Collaboratively works with all staff and medical staff to ensure Stroke Core Measures are implemented timely.

Reviews Stroke polices annually. Revises based on up-to-date literature and change in standards of care.

Ensures that all Stroke Core Measures/data are abstracted accurately and timely.

Performs an analysis of each Code Stroke and send out opportunities for improvement timely, including physician opportunities for improvement.

Responds to Code Strokes as appropriate to facilitate the completion of all requirements.

Chairs the Interdisciplinary Stroke Committee. Participates in monthly Stroke Capital division calls.

Performs data submission to Get with the Guidelines

Performs Stroke community twice yearly.

Performs Stroke drills monthly.

Responsible for Stroke post discharge follow-up calls.

Directs development and implementation of patient/family Stroke education.

Directs education for EMS on Stroke initiatives and provides feedback as needed for process improvement.

Provides orientation of the Medical Staff Stroke measures and expectations.

Communicates with leaders regarding service or personnel issues.

Demonstrates a commitment to personal professional development by seeking education opportunities to expand current knowledge.

Adheres to all hospital policy and procedures.

Completes annual Code of Conduct

Demonstrates understanding of the HCA Code of Conduct

Understands and satisfies the needs of the patient population appropriate to the age of the patient served.

Essential education/licensure and experience:

Current New Hampshire nursing license

Associates degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.

3-5 years of hospital experience

Previous Stroke experience preferred.

Current BLS certification

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive benefits

for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

Wellbeing support,

including free counseling and referral services

Time away from work

programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

Savings and retirement resources

, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

Education support

through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Additional benefits

for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.


"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."


Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC


Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Shape the future of healthcare at

Catholic Medical Center

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Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom's Place--an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care--we're proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.


As part of HCA Healthcare's statewide network of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you'll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose--and your potential has no limits.


HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Stroke Coordinator RN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.

We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.