Stroke Coordinator

Description

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Stroke Coordinator? At Lewis-Gale Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

Lewis-Gale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Stroke Coordinator like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Stroke Coordinator, you will coordinate all systems related to acute stroke care delivery.

• You will monitor quality of care issues, and pathways for stroke care management including patient education.You will act as clinical liaison between physicians, clinical coordinators and administrative staff.You will provide outreach to EMS and the community at large in order to enhance recognition and treatment of acute stroke.You will assist with continued growth and development of Primary Stroke Center. You will facilitate, support and lead the stroke program committee.
• You will coordinate care of the acute stroke patient (CVA), TIA (transient ischemic attack) patients across the continuum of care by collaborating with appropriate hospital departments and hospital and medical staff.
• You will be responsible for researching best practices and clinical practice guidelines, and facilitating their inclusion in development/updates of CVA/TIA patient care protocols.
• You will oversee the implementation and adherence to established treatment protocols and clinical trial protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance of the Primary Stroke Center.
• You will assure continuous quality improvement through data collection, analysis, and process improvement using internal QI.
• You will collaborate with the stroke team to develop standardized patient teaching materials.
• You will collaborate with community partners and outreach to ensure community awareness of stroke signs and symptoms through education and health screening opportunities.
• You will develop and implement, through the Education Department, a plan to meet identified education needs of employees involved in the acute stroke continuum of care.
• You will serve as a resource to hospital and medical staff for baseline/functional measurements, stroke and treatment protocols, primary stroke center, current research, and best practice related to stroke.
• You will be responsible for the reporting of stroke core measure abstraction as well as any other reporting activities required for the stroke.
  
  

What qualifications you will need:

• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree
• BSN preferred
• 3 years of experience in hospital nursing
• 2 years of experience in units providing care to the neurological patient population
• Experience as a clinical nurse coordinator of a stroke program preferred
  
  

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500 bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Stroke Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.