RN Specialty Coordinator

C002 Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The specialty coordinator provides individualized, goal-directed patient care within the Stroke Program at MUHA, applying nursing processes to support safe and effective outcomes. This role partners with the health care team to lead regulatory activities, data reporting, and continuous improvement to meet Joint Commission and American Heart Association standards.

It requires collaboration across disciplines, leadership in process improvements, and effective communication to optimize patient care

Qualifications

• Assist with coordination of Stroke Program regulatory/certification activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of requirements related to stroke regulatory bodies (Joint Commission, American Heart Association).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to prioritize resources and strategize changes from regulatory findings.
• Lead process improvement efforts for the Neuroscience ICCE strategic plan and stroke guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates high standards of patient care and serves as a role model for others.
• Communicates effectively, orally and in writing; delegates appropriately.
• Facilitates optimal data management, distribution, benchmarking and reporting for the stroke program.
• Manages monthly/quarterly stroke program reports, dashboards and KPIs.
• Maintains Stroke Program intranet site and provides subject matter expertise.

Skills

Stroke program

Regulatory compliance

Data reporting

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

Job Description Summary

The specialty coordinator provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the proficient level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results. The proficient nurse consistently models excellence in patient care and contributes to unit leadership.

Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC000684 CHS - Stroke Program (Main) Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade Health-29 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift

Job Description

The specialty coordinator provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the proficient level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results. The proficient nurse consistently models excellence in patient care and contributes to unit leadership.

Additional Job Description

• Assist with coordination of Stroke Program regulatory/certification activities-15%
• Maintain current knowledge of requirements related to the appropriate regulatory bodies in relation to stroke (Joint Commission, American Heart Association)
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to prioritize resources and strategize to create change from regulatory findings.
• Manage and oversee process improvement projects based on the Neuroscience ICCE strategic plan, current stroke guidelines and best practice, Joint Commission measures, standards and evidence of standards compliance, and American Heart Association measures and best practice.
• Implement PDSA and IMPROVE process improvement methods Efficiently assumes leadership role-10%
• Demonstrates high standards of patient care and is a role model for others.
• Delegates appropriately to others.
• Communicates effectively and receptively orally and in writing.
• Promotes teamwork by facilitating positive group relationships.
• Demonstrates a spirit of service and cooperation in responding to needs of patients and co-workers, including ability to deal with stressful situations in a mature, positive manner.
• Contributes to unit development by supporting change and offering suggestions; actions and decisions reflect an awareness of unit budget.
• Demonstrates a professional commitment to patients and care team members by adhering to unit procedures, rules, and policies
• Follows through on meeting patient needs and requests and addresses problems and systems issues in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability for one’s own practice while providing quality care.
• Identifies own learning needs and seeks out resources to meet those needs.
• Shares knowledge with others to improve patient care and to contribute to overall unit functions
• Develops objectives for self and evaluates own practice through discussion with appropriate others and through self-evaluation.
• Demonstrates the insight and self-awareness necessary to recognize own impact on others and to change behavior accordingly.
• Able to accept constructive feedback and use it to improve performance.
• Facilitates optimal data management, distribution, benchmarking and reporting for the stroke program-35%
• Participates, maintains and acts as an expert resource for stroke program regulatory and certification bodies: Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Certification, American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines: Target Stroke and Achievement measures, and American Heart Association "Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke".
• Manages, maintains, and ensures quality of monthly Brain Attack Team Report, monthly Mechanical Thrombectomy report, and quarterly complications
• Manages, maintains, and ensures quality of Stroke Program Report Dashboard, BAT Summary, Key Performance Indicators, Annual MUSC Stroke Program Goals, Time Sensitive Indicators, and Nursing Unit scorecards
• Case Summary formulation and dissemination of select interventional stroke cases
• Inter-rate reliability of stroke chart abstraction per Joint Commission auditing standards
• Assists with stroke chart abstraction and data in partnership with the Stroke Program Data Analyst as needed.
• Maintains and manages the Stroke Program Intranet Website Stroke Subject Matter Expert for MUHA Enterprise and Community: 40%
• Provides & maintains evidenced based expertise in acute stroke assessment, diagnostic tools, treatment and management guidelines to maximize clinical outcomes.
• Supports bedside care team members as a stroke subject matter expert in best practice, MUSC pathways/protocols/policy, regulatory and CSC compliance, documentation requirements, patient/family education, collecting and tracking data, and reporting clinical outcomes.
• Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team
• Provides comprehensive (stroke patho, individualized risk factors, etc) inpatient education, support, and resource information to family members or caregiver of stroke patients.
• Plans and participates in at least 2 stroke community education events annually
• Facilitates, plans and teaches the MUSC Charleston Brain Attack Team class and Brain Attack Team Recertification for care team members.
• Rounds on nursing units and attends at least 4 monthly Brain Attack Team alerts to act as a resource and promote high-quality, evidence-based, efficient stroke care.
• Supports and celebrates care team members by managing the quarterly Stroke Hero Award

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