Description
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) near Harrisburg, PA who has Neurology experience? Are you looking for a role that will allow flexibility? UPMC Harrisburg is in need of a RN Stroke Coordinator to join their team!
Hours: Daylight. i.e. 7:30am-4pm, 8am-4:30pm, 8:30am-5pm, or 9am-5:30pm. You can adjust your hours between those hours of the day as long as you meet the 40 hr/week requirement.
The RN Stroke Coordinator collects and reports data for the UPMC Stroke Institute. Performs audits from medical records, computerized data, observations, and other methods. Acts as a liaison and educator to UPMC Neuroscience staff as well as multiple referral centers and EMS agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Acts as a best practice resource to staff at UPMC Harrisburg related to stroke services.
- Identifies areas of noncompliance within the UPMC Stroke Institute data, communicating issues to medical and nursing staff to seek resolution.
- Responsible for overseeing concurrent data abstraction on stroke patients, as related to the Joint Commission, core measures, and meaningful use.
- Develops and facilitates orientation and ongoing education for all neuroscience nursing courses.
- Serve as the Joint Commission liaison for the UPMC Stroke Institute.
- Educates various EMS practitioners on stroke field assessment priorities.
- Responsible for marketing the Stroke and Neurointerventional Program, developing relationships and visiting with referring hospitals and EMS personnel regarding feedback on stroke patients.
Qualifications
- Diploma from an accredited school of nursing required.
- MSN preferred.
- A minimum of 5 years of inpatient neuroscience nursing experience required.
- NIH Stroke Scale and Modified Rankin Score certifications are required.
- Demonstrated competence in professional nursing practice.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
Clearances must be dated within 90 days
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Stroke Certified Registered Nurse
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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