Stroke Program and Get with the Guidelines Coordinator

Description

Are you a dedicated nurse who loves combining clinical excellence, teamwork, and quality improvement into one meaningful role? UNC Health Lenoir offers an outstanding opportunity to make a lasting impact as our Stroke Program/Get With The Guidelines Coordinator. In our Certified Stroke Center, you will be at the heart of keeping stroke care timely, evidence-based, and patient-centered --- planning, directing, evaluating, and improving our Primary Stroke Program while supporting ongoing Joint Commission Stroke Center Certification and Get With The Guidelines compliance. You will partner with interdisciplinary teams, patients and families, and community stakeholders to help drive best practices and outcomes across the stroke continuum. Join us and be part of a team committed to excellence, compassion, and continuous improvement in stroke care.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:

The Stroke Program /Get with the Guidelines Onsite Coordinator is responsible for planning, directing, evaluating and improving the Primary Stroke Program; maintaining Joint Commission Stroke Center Certification, and assuring compliance with the Get with the Guidelines criteria to facilitate organizational benchmarking and best practice for our patients.

Responsibilities:

The Stroke Program Manager/Get with the Guidelines Onsite Coordinator partners with patients, families, employees, providers, community agencies and regulatory bodies to facilitate best practices aimed at meeting patient needs and complying with regulatory standards.

Other information:

• EDUCATION
• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required, or equivalent clinical experience may be considered, master's degree in nursing preferred.
• EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 5 years of acute care nursing experience; experience in critical care, ED, or neurology preferred.
• Demonstrates leadership and communication skill to work successfully in interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Prior experience with fundamental quality improvement tools.
• Prior experience in program management and evaluation.
• LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
• Current BLS certification.
• NIHSS certification to be obtained within one year.

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Grant-Primary Stroke

Work Type: Full Time

Monday - Friday/8:30 am - 5 pm

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$34.73 - $43.41per hour (Minimum to Midpoint )

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.