Manager - Stroke Program

70 HonorHealth Support Services; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide stroke program leadership

Accreditation achievement support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Network Stroke Program Manager to lead and evolve the organization’s stroke initiatives across its acute-care network. The role focuses on program development, education, and cross-site collaboration to improve patient outcomes and maintain accreditation standards.

The position requires a BSN with an advanced degree, RN licensure in Arizona, ACLS/BLS certifications, and 5 years in a stroke-related role, including leadership experience.

Qualifications

• BSN required for RN leadership role.
• Masters (MS/MN/MSN) from NLN/CCNE accredited program required.
• Arizona RN license current and valid.
• SCRN certification within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership for the Honor Health Stroke program network.
• Develops and maintains compliance with accreditation standards across locations.
• Grow regulatory and stroke certifications throughout the network.
• Report to hospital and community/state committees on stroke program progress.
• Collaborate across locations to standardize processes and improve patient outcomes.
• Mentor stroke coordinators and manage staffing, evaluations, and education.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder communication

Education

BSN

MS / MSN

Tools

ACLS

BLS

SCRN

Job description

Location & Category

Primary City/State: Thompson Peak Medical Center - 7400 E Thompson Peak Pkwy Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Category: Skilled Nursing

Shift: Day

Department: SL Neurosciences Institute

About HonorHealth

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well‑being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership and management for the Honor Health network Stroke program.
• Develops, implements, manages, and maintains all primary and future comprehensive Honor health network locations according to accreditation standards and strategic direction of Honor Health network.
• Responsible for obtaining and growing regulatory and stroke certification and designation throughout the network locations.
• Will formally report as the Stroke program representative of HonorHealth to hospital and community/state committees and boards as needed to ensure and facilitate communication and progress within the HonorHealth network stroke program.
• The network manager will collaborate across all network locations for standardization to implement changes that increase efficiencies to improve patient outcomes, decrease supply cost while driving quality and initiatives.
• Act as the stroke expert and primary point of contact related to daily operations, personnel supervision, a resource to professional staff personally providing stroke education to physicians, nursing, allied health personnel /EMS across all network locations and surrounding communities.
• Responsible for the productivity and effectiveness of network stroke coordinators in relation to set standards for education, patient data monitoring, site specific communication and reporting.
• Ensures that any change and improvement processes that are implemented are followed and relayed to the stroke coordinator.
• Will ensure that communication and patient data is accessible to all stroke coordinators.
• Will complete required annual evaluations of designated stroke coordinators within the HonorHealth network.
• All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of: Stroke symptoms and warning signs; Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and manage stroke patients; NIHSS and Modified Rankin Stroke scales; Stroke Alert activation and protocol; Stoke quality indicators; Available stroke patient education materials and community resources; Educational requirements; Stroke Center website resources.

Essential Functions

• Monitors patient outcome data within the stroke network program to identify and act upon opportunities to innovate improvement process and systems.
• Works with physician groups, allied health, and hospital staff to ensure metrics of the program are being met.
• Ensures processes and procedures throughout all HonorHealth network locations are in compliance with regulatory bodies and align to the industry standards of care.
• Stays up-to-date with latest industry and market trends as it relates to the treatment of Stroke.
• Provides leadership in the development and expansion of new stroke programs, and support the existing programs to ensure patients have access to stroke care.
• Implements initiatives and facilitates change to enhance the patient experience throughout the continuum of care.
• Develops and supports Centers of Excellence, and other program certifications, accreditations and distinctions within the stroke program.
• Develops and implements short and long term goals and strategies that advance the network stroke program.
• Serves as a resource to others, including staff, patients, families, caregivers, physicians, and visitors.
• Continues to develop and strengthen the HonorHealth stroke program within the network related for stroke care.
• Acts as a positive representative of the Neurosciences Service Line internally and externally through participation on various stroke conferences, committees, professional associations and symposiums at the hospital, state and national level.
• Provides leadership and mentoring to stroke coordinators that are located at all HonorHealth network locations.
• Ensures adequate staffing, inclusive of hiring/on-boarding, evaluating, ensuring employee productivity and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, financial stewardship by being accountable for the financial integrity around development and maintenance of department budget.
• Provide clear goals and expectations related to program performance, team performance and individual performance.
• Provides resources and stroke expertise to a multidisciplinary staff to ensure that all individuals are meeting the short and long term stroke program goals, while supporting the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Serves as the liaison between departments, facilities, physicians, and staff meeting regularly with hospital management to facilitate communication of a well-coordinated program.
• Provides provisions for when stroke coordinators are unavailable at site locations during regular assigned business hours to answer questions, concerns or urgent needs related to stroke program processes.
• Leads the annual stroke accreditation survey across the network, assisting Stroke coordinators with their individual site audits as needed.
• Lead the effort to create and implement corrective action plans to respond to stroke accreditation survey findings.

Education

• Bachelors in Nursing (BSN).
• All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients, please refer to the addendum for stroke specific education requirements.
• Required Masters (MS, MN or MSN) from a National League of Nursing (NLN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) – accredited institution.

Experience

• Required 5 years in a stroke related role.
• Required 3 years of leadership experience.
• Preferred 5 years in a stroke related role.
• Preferred 2 years of leadership experience.

Licenses & Certifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Certification (Certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support training course.) Within 6 months of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification (Certification in Basic Life Support training course.)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - License (State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure. Current and valid state of Arizona.)
• Certified RN-Stroke (SCRN) - Certification (Stoke Certified RN Certification - Within One year of hire into manager position.)

Company Culture & Benefits

• Nine acute‑care hospitals.
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers.
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff.

About Us

We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through: Nine acute‑care hospitals; Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers; More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff. Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.