Manager-Stroke Program

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Job Requisition ID:

R00048538

Job Category:

Nursing

Organization:

Adult Nursing Services Leaders

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Manager-Stroke Program

Job Summary:

To develop, organize, and coordinate the stroke program at Health System. This will include the identification, interpretation, and implementation of requirements for TJC, the American Heart Association, and the American Stroke Association, in planning for quality patient care. To integrate patient care and support services throughout the organization and establish expectations and plan and manage processes to measure, assess, and improve performance of the facility. To provide leadership and guidance to nursing leadership for required staff and patient education. To provide and conduct data analysis for submission to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for TJC.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in nursing. Three (3) years of related experience, two (2) of these years in a supervisory role.  Experience cannot be substituted for educational requirement.

Certifications, licenses or registration required:  RN license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Leadership abilities.  Ability to work under stressful situations. Verbal and written communications skills. Conflict resolution skills. Knowledge and skill to provide age appropriate clinical care.  Knowledge of program management and ability to provide performance measures that meet or exceed program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identifies stroke patients on a daily basis.  Reviews stroke performance measures and submits data to American Heart Association for submission to TJC.
• Develops, coordinates, and manages stroke program.  Facilitates educational, performance goals, and measures to ensure performance in the required areas including EMS, AED, radiology, and  NSICU.  To further develop and coordinate with colleagues for community and ems education and involvement.
• Assists in development of supporting aspects of the stroke program to include but not limited to a stroke survivor support group based at Health System. Coordinates readily available resources from aha, national stroke association, and Mississippi Department of Health.
• Integrates the operations of all stroke services to develop a quality stroke program.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of the stroke program and are consistent with Health System overall policies.
• Assesses the quality of patient care services routinely by direct observation; review of initial and continuing assessments for relevance to the patient's' status; review of plans of care for relevance to physical, spiritual, psychological, and developmental needs of the patient; review of patient satisfaction through input from patients, family, significant others, and medical staff; and participation in performance improvement activities.
• Develops short and long range plans for the stroke program which are consistent with the Health System mi