DescriptionMethodist Stone Oak HospitalCoord Stroke Chest Pain PrgClinical Outcomes DepartmentFull Time - Non-ExemptDay ShiftsDo you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our Clinical Outcomes Department. Submit your application today!Benefits:We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program, and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.Coord Stroke Chest Pain Prg, Will assume 24-hour responsibility for the coordination and direction of the stroke program throughout the Methodist Healthcare System. Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the stroke protocol program. He/she directs, plans, and facilitates all protocols for care of the stroke patient in collaboration with the medical staff, sub-specialists, nursing and medical teams, and ancillary services. Must ensure that the stroke protocol program for MHS is in constant compliance with JCAHO, State, and other regulatory agencies.In this role, Coord Stroke Chest Pain Prg will:
Coordinates stroke services/systems and protocols to ensure compliance with appropriate governing agencies. Demonstrates excellence in practice through full role functions: practitioner, educator, consultant, and leader.
Develops and reviews policies and procedures in relation to stroke care of patients. Develops and implements stroke protocols, participates in stroke patient rounds to identify issues and evaluate solutions.
Serves as a liaison for MHS with pre-hospital providers, other stroke centers, tertiary centers, regional hospitals, and community and government agencies. Develops and maintains quality improvement to obtain objective data for overall analysis of the stroke program and development of improved methods of care to ensure quality stroke care.
Actively participates and represents MHS in local, state, regional, and national organizations that support stroke patient care.
Assists in monitoring quality and identifies areas for improvement in the care or protocols.
Manages the orientation and training, staff development, problem resolution, and evaluating protocol performance.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Graduate of a school of nursing with a Master’s degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum three years of hospital nursing experience in Critical Care or Emergency nursing required. Must have recent experience and proficiency with computer databases, word processing, and spreadsheet programs.
Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable).
Preferred:Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required: 1. Required: Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas. 2. . Preferred: NIH Stroke Scale certification.Methodist Hospital Stone Oak continues to grow and build on our reputation as a hospital where high-tech and high-touch come together. It is a streamlined, energy-efficient, patient-focused health care facility equipped with the most modern technology available. With over 280 beds, services include emergency care, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and acute rehab services.Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. The stroke rehabilitation program has received the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification of Stroke Rehabilitation. Methodist Hospital Stone Oak belongs to the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery and has become a leader in robotic surgeries with a highly experienced team of surgeons offering this minimally invasive option to patients. Surgeons from around the country come to train under the facility’s world class team. The hospital has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A and by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. It also been recognized as a Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® and by Medicare.gov as #1 in San Antonio and #6 in the entire nation. Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is 1 of only 102 hospitals to receive Medicare.gov’s 5-star rating. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Stone Oak under Locations.Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Qualified candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews. Submit your application today and help us raise the bar in patient care!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.