Stroke Coordinator

Cottage Health is currently seeking a Stroke Coordinator.

This position responsible for coordinating and implementing services and activities related to the Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and provides support for Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Stroke Ready Certification.

In this capacity will develop a sustainable framework for maintenance and accomplishment of external certification processes, lead initiatives for enhanced clinical and quality programs.

He/she functions as a liaison between the physicians, nursing staff, allied healthcare professionals, patients and their families.

The Stroke Coordinator will work closely with physicians and nursing to ensure evidenced based clinical care pathways are followed, as appropriate.

The Stroke Coordinator will serve as a clinical expert in Stroke care and lead the core Stroke team.

The Stroke Coordinator participates in program development as it relates to the primary and comprehensive stroke center.

This includes, but is not limited to, chair of monthly Interdisciplinary Stroke task teams, staff education, community education, and marketing.

Key accountabilities also include collaboration with the Physician Director, program planning, development and implementation of stroke center initiatives.

He/she will take a leadership role in development and implementation of outcomes evaluation as guided by Joint Commission accreditation standards.

The Stroke Coordinator will work closely with the Quality Data Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION


* Minimum: Associate's Degree in Nursing


* Preferred: BSN, MSN

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS


* Minimum: CA RN license


* American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)


* NIHSS Certification within 1 month of hire


* Preferred: SCRN, CNRN certifications

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS


* Minimum: Intermediate proficiency in computer applications e.g.

Excel, Word, Outlook, PPT


* Preferred: Knowledge of process improvement methods/PDSA

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE


* Minimum: 3 years progressive clinical experience in neurological, neurosurgical, critical care or emergency nursing.


* Preferred: Prior Stroke Coordinator experience, program development, management skills and familiarity with regulatory and accrediting agency standards.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education.

Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system.

Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Every day we touch thousands of lives i...