Registered Nurse Stroke Coordinator AdventHealth Tampa

Location Address: 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33613

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Tampa

• Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, known across the country for its advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research.
• Surgical Pioneers â“ the first in Tampa with the latest robotics in spine surgery
• Building a brand new, six story surgical and patient care tower which will ensure state of the art medical and surgical car for generations to come
• Awarded the Get With The Guidelines â“ Stroke GOLD Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and have been recognized as a recipient of their Target: Stroke Honor Roll for our expertise in stroke care. We have also received certification by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Stroke Association as a Primary Stroke Center.

Work Hours/Shift:

• Full Time/ Days

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Works with team to identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care
• Performs quality assurance studies and assists with the implementation of quality assurance and/or improvement initiatives
• Monitors departmental compliance with regulatory and compliance requirements
• May assist with the marketing and advertising of programs and services
• Functions as a key decision maker for the interdisciplinary teams responsible for monitoring and improving program performance
• Facilitates the development and implementation of stroke-related educational initiatives for staff, patients, community, and emergency medical services
• Guides interdisciplinary team members in performance improvement and the incorporation of evidence-based practice protocols into the daily operations of the stroke program
• Assists in ensuring a high level of data accuracy and quality for stroke program reporting
• Works with community and professional organizations to further education and awareness about stroke prevention and treatment
• Provides outstanding customer service and maintains respectful relationships
• Performs other duties as assigned

What You Will Need:

• Up-to-date knowledge of adult neuroscience, stroke treatment, care, and prevention
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate with other health care professionals in the management and implementation of care within and across care settings and communities
• Ability to multitask and manage time to perform well on long-term projects, while maintaining flexibility to assimilate short-term projects on an ongoing basis
• Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals
• Ability to evaluate the status of the stroke program and assist with establishing program goals for improvement
• Ability to use sound judgment to handle potentially charged issues independently and understand when to escalate concerns
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to read, write and speak conversational English
• Three years of Clinical experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current valid State license as a Registered Nurse (RN) as needed for regulatory requirements. Where not required, a current valid State license as an Allied Health Clinician i.e. (Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech Therapist) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker can substitute.

Job Summary:

• Collaborates with medical and clinical leaders to coordinate clinical excellence in stroke-care across the facility.