Stroke Nurse Navigator, RN
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Job Location:
Hartford, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Day ShiftDescription:
At Saint Francis Hospital the Stroke Nurse Navigator is part of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing comprehensive care to our stroke patients and their families. The Stroke Nurse Navigator utilizes advanced nursing skills and knowledge to comprehensively coordinate care for a defined patient population to facilitate the continuum of care. The Stroke Nurse Navigator is accountable for facilitation and management of care including providing direct education to patients and families providing oversight and direction to staff members involved in the care of stroke patients throughout the continuum of their hospital course.
What you will do:
Coordination of post-discharge care conducting post-discharge outreach and assisting with stroke education for the staff and the communities we serve
Assists the Stroke Program team with program development and operationalization and works toward achieving the goals set by the Stroke Program
Collaborates with Stroke Coordinator Stroke Medical Director Core Stroke Team and administrative leadership in the development and implementation of Stroke program goals and objectives
Maintains knowledge of best practice and evidence based care regarding neurological and cardiovascular disease entities
Assists with development of stroke care protocols policies and procedures
Responds to stroke codes throughout the medical center and initiates coordination of care for the stroke patient
Collaborates with the Care Management team in ensuring proper transition of patient care to rehabilitation facilities and/or community healthcare agencies
Supports the clinical and professional development of nursing and medical staff through mentoring role modeling and educating to promote and enhance clinical skills
Assesses patient and family understanding of patient condition goals of care and ongoing management.
Provides patients and families with education regarding their disease process medications treatment and plan of care
Assists with preparing all necessary certification and recertification documents and maintains knowledge of stroke center regulatory guidelines.
As requested Assists the Stroke Coordinator with data abstraction and statistics.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university affiliated nursing program.
Licensure: Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse RN in Connecticut
Preferred Experience: 3-5 years nursing experience required in a related field such as Acute Care. Neuroscience experience is preferred but not required. BSN / MSN degree preferred.
Position Highlights and Benefits:
Work Schedule: Full Time Days 40 hours
Day one benefits and perks
Award-winning Hospitals and departments
Ministry/Facility Information
Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in Connecticut since 1897. Saint Francis a member of Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Saint Francis Hospital a Level 1 Trauma Center is a 617 bed hospital and a major teaching hospital. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Womens Health Center the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute and the Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more
