What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stroke Coordinator-Stroke Center-Full Time position at Jupiter Medical Center?
Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.
Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Education
The Stroke & Chest Pain Coordinator will serve as the day-to-day lead for the Stroke and Chest Pain Programs and supervise the development, implementation, accreditation, and organization of the program. The Chest Pain/Stroke Program Coordinator will coordinate the efforts between physicians, hospital administration, and staff while tracking the progress of the program.
Establishing Relationships
Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances with a broad range of stakeholders (both internal and external) to collaborate effectively within departments and across the continuum of care. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.
Developing Talent
Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively. Guides and supports the professional development of individuals so that they can fulfill future job/role responsibilities, define career goals, and establish development plans to achieve them; gives constructive, developmental feedback and advice. Invests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members.
Inspiring And Motivating Others
Foster's commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow.
Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence
Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.
Acting with Integrity
Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.
Being a Champion for Change and Innovation
Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Things creatively generate novel and valuable ideas and use these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.
Navigating Organizations
Understands the capacity, ability, and potential results of internal and external stakeholders as well as politics on organizational functioning and success. Understands the value and ability of internal and external stakeholders, as well as the effect of culture and politics on organization function. Understands how work gets done in organizations; builds networks that allow them to efficiently drive projects through the organizational structure; maximizes productivity while staying within constraints of formal organizational policies and rules.
Communicating Effectively
Speaks and writes clearly, and conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Treats all people with dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenge’s bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.
Setting a Strategic Vision
Acts as a catalyst for organizational change by building a shared vision with others which ensures alignment of the organization’s vision, strategic plan, mission, and values; influences others to translate vision into action. Identifies and articulates the strategic goals and direction of the organization, division, or group; establishes connections between short–term and long-term objectives.
Holding Self And Others Accountable
Sets clear performance expectations and objectives for self and others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others; recommends proper training and coaching when appropriate; ensures recognition for positive results and takes corrective actions to resolve performance problems as appropriate.
Physical Requirements
Requires sitting for long periods of time, also stooping, bending, standing, and stretching. Must have manual dexterity for typing and computer data entry. Able to work under a stressful environment, work independently, capable of making sound decisions, be detail-oriented, alert, and self-motivated. Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs., carry and lift up to 20lbs.
Threshold Requirements
These threshold requirements are required and completed every year. Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service, and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation. TB/PPD Surveillance Program. Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).
Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing, BSN degree.
- Current RN licensure in the state of Florida.
- Will consider if working on BSN degree.
- American Heart Association BLS for health care providers.
- American Heart Association ACLS.
- Stroke Certification preferred
- A minimum of three to five years of clinical experience.
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to self-direct and work with minimal supervision.
The Stroke & Chest Pain Coordinator will serve as the day-to-day lead for the Stroke and Chest Pain Programs and supervise the development, implementation, accreditation, and organization of the program. The Chest Pain/Stroke Program Coordinator will coordinate the efforts between physicians, hospital administration, and staff while tracking the progress of the program.
- Responsible for all program management, report generation and review, process improvement, patient satisfaction, facilities review, budget requirements, and administrative activities of the program.
- Will supervise the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program.
- Data collection, reporting, assessing outcomes, and establishing actions in coordination with the team.
- Will work closely with nursing leadership ensuring a team-centered approach to care delivery.
- The Stroke coordinator position is currently responsible for the abstraction of quality data that has been input monthly into a national database.
- Expected to respond to all Code Strokes within the ED during business hours.
- Aid the staff in timely documentation and act as a resource for the entire Stroke team.
- Review the charts concurrently during the inpatient stay to ensure we meet all documentation standards and metrics.
- Responsible for creating agendas and meeting minutes for our monthly stroke meetings as well.
- A liaison to the Neurologists and our Neuro-interventionalists.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Establishing Relationships
Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances with a broad range of stakeholders (both internal and external) to collaborate effectively within departments and across the continuum of care. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.
Developing Talent
Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively. Guides and supports the professional development of individuals so that they can fulfill future job/role responsibilities, define career goals, and establish development plans to achieve them; gives constructive, developmental feedback and advice. Invests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members.
Inspiring And Motivating Others
Foster's commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow.
Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence
Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.
Acting with Integrity
Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.
Being a Champion for Change and Innovation
Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Things creatively generate novel and valuable ideas and use these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.
Navigating Organizations
Understands the capacity, ability, and potential results of internal and external stakeholders as well as politics on organizational functioning and success. Understands the value and ability of internal and external stakeholders, as well as the effect of culture and politics on organization function. Understands how work gets done in organizations; builds networks that allow them to efficiently drive projects through the organizational structure; maximizes productivity while staying within constraints of formal organizational policies and rules.
Communicating Effectively
Speaks and writes clearly, and conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Treats all people with dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenge’s bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.
Setting a Strategic Vision
Acts as a catalyst for organizational change by building a shared vision with others which ensures alignment of the organization’s vision, strategic plan, mission, and values; influences others to translate vision into action. Identifies and articulates the strategic goals and direction of the organization, division, or group; establishes connections between short–term and long-term objectives.
Holding Self And Others Accountable
Sets clear performance expectations and objectives for self and others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others; recommends proper training and coaching when appropriate; ensures recognition for positive results and takes corrective actions to resolve performance problems as appropriate.
Physical Requirements
Requires sitting for long periods of time, also stooping, bending, standing, and stretching. Must have manual dexterity for typing and computer data entry. Able to work under a stressful environment, work independently, capable of making sound decisions, be detail-oriented, alert, and self-motivated. Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs., carry and lift up to 20lbs.
Threshold Requirements
These threshold requirements are required and completed every year. Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service, and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation. TB/PPD Surveillance Program. Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).