Stroke Program Coordinator

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now! GENERAL SUMMARY: The stroke program coordinator facilitates program operations and patient management in collaboration with leadership and staff. The Coordinator also functions as an educator to the patient, the patient’s family and hospital staff providing care to the Stroke patients. DESCRIPTION:
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct the flow of patients
• Monitor the planning, delivery and outcomes of care for the stroke patient population
• Collaborate with other health team members to provide coordinated, safe, and compassionate care for stroke patients.
• Actively participates in patient education validating competency levels in care of the stroke patient.
• Works proactively with attending physicians and resident staff to ensure optimum outcomes.
• Supports the stroke program by performing administrative activities as needed.
• Collects and enters data for the national stroke registry and research protocol.
• Prepares reports indicating progress and/or opportunity for improvement.
• Ensures that the hospital meets regulatory requirements for maintaining a stroke program.
• Coordinates and facilitates Stroke Committee
• Fosters the professional development of unit staff through support of the orientation process and other educational activities.
• Function as an expert clinical practitioner and role model for staff according to program needs.
• Educates staff regarding stroke care protocols.
• Serves as the liaison between the hospital and the community in providing education related to the stroke program.
• Additional Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensures that quality care is provided for all patients.
• Trustworthy collaboration.
• Health education.
• Perfect skill in fostering safety and comfort.
• Participatory – authoritative management.
• Carries out other duties related to patient care and unit operations as assigned.
• Uses critical thinking skills, professional judgment, and leadership, to anticipate, plan, direct and evaluate the care of stroke patients provided by a team of registered professional nurses and ancillary personnel.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN required.

Skills:

• Current license in the State of Illinois required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• ACLS certification preferred.
• Certification in emergency nursing preferred.
• Current experience in caring for neurology patients, CCRN preferred.
• Current National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) Certification required.

Abilities:

• Ability to relate well to professional and non-professional staff.
• Knowledge of growth and development needs of staff.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy in carrying out work duties.
• Ability to cooperate effectively with others, a team player.
• Ability to delegate appropriately.

Benefits:

• Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.