Covenant Health

Registered Nurse Special Projects Coordinator - Stroke/Sepsis Coordinator, Quality Management

Full Time, 80 hours per pay period, Day shift

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds
• 25 ICU beds
• 12 intermediate care beds
• 38 emergency suites
• 2 cath labs
• 8 LDRP suites
• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
• Over 800 employees

Position Summary:

Responsible for coordinating the Stroke Program at Methodist Medical Center by working in conjunction with the Emergency and Critical Care Physician Directors, Regulatory, Quality, and Hospital Administration to maintain Comprehensive Stroke Certification.

Recruiter: Matt Clingon || mclingon@covhlth.com || 931-459-7253

• Manages and coordinates stroke patient care during and post hospitalization.
  • Lead development of care plans, protocols, order sets, and other guidelines in the management of stroke including TIAs, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke.
• Facilitates Stroke Community Events including coordinating “screening stations”, arranging for guest speakers, etc.
• Monitors and provides on-going staff educational opportunities for all levels and departments interacting with the Stroke population.
  • Oversees compliance with stroke education requirements for all hospital nurses in conjunction with the Educator, and Nurse Managers.
  • Ensures education and compliance of EMS
• Collects and analyzes on-going data regarding outcomes of the Stroke Program. Submits required data to the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies as requested.
  • Examples: patient satisfaction, discharge phone calls, Joint Commission required measures, Get with the Guidelines measures, clinical outcomes, present findings to the LCAST Committee and other hospital committees as required.
  • Maintains an easily-reviewable database with all required metrics.
  • Ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards on all metrics and identifies areas in which improvement can and should be made.
    • Leads the certification/recertification process with identification of areas of non-compliance and methods in which this could be corrected.
    • Identifies and designs quality improvement projects dedicated to improving patient care.
• Performs and evaluates effectiveness of patient teaching.
  • Examples: development of patient teaching materials, seeks feedback from patients/physicians/staff to determine if teaching is effective.
• Maintains clinical knowledge and skills for the stroke patient population and acts as a consultant to nursing staff.
• Acts as a resource to the hospital for care of the stroke patient regardless of admitting diagnosis of the patient.
• Participates in stroke directed research including acquisition of data in addition to The Joint Commission required data.
• Works cooperatively and effectively with all administrative, nursing, medical and paramedical personnel.
• Coordinates, directs and motivates personnel.
• Demonstrates initiative, insight, and judgment in making decisions.
• Provides leadership in solving problems.
• Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.
• Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:           

Associate degree in nursing and license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. BSN preferred.

Minimum Experience:         

Five (5) years’ experience in nursing.

Licensure Requirement:      

Must have and maintain Tennessee RN nursing license.