Job 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.
- 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.
- 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
