Stroke Nurse Navigator

Shift:

Shift Details:

Monday -Friday | 1.0FTE

8:00AM - 4:30PM

Exempt

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Support the delivery of acute stroke patient care throughout the continuum from pre-hospital to re-integration at the community level. Track the placement and delivery of care for every stroke/TIA patient as they transition throughout the continuum. Serve as a patient advocate, participate with perception surveys, and communicate with the Interdisciplinary care team. Collaborate with the stroke abstractor to concurrently identify non-compliance with evidence-based clinical practice and communicate to appropriate provider for resolution. Participate with research activities by identifying patients eligible for current research. Responsible for post-acute follow-up at 7 and 90 days. Engage with stroke care providers throughout the continuum of-care and participate in the collection and reporting of patient outcome data. Provide feed-back to the acute care stroke team and pre/post hospital personnel (i.e. EMS, PCP).

Required Qualifications:

* Minimum of three years nursing experience required.

* Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) OR Associate's degree in nursing (ADN) with 25 years of nursing experience required.

* Effective verbal and written communication skills required.

* Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments required.

* Experience with basic patient care equipment, policy procedure and protocol manuals required.

* Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team required.

* Effective critical thinking/analytical skills required.

* Ability to effectively evaluate care across the continuum required.

* Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.

* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).

Preferred Qualifications:

* Prior nursing experience in related field preferred.

* Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including oncology, cardiovascular care, neonatal intensive care, nephrology, solid organ transplantation, general medical/surgical care, emergency care, critical care, med spa, dialysis, interpretation, and explanation of physical/laboratory/screening results preferred.

* Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.

* Based on position, successful completion of nephrology nurse education program preferred.

* Knowledge of health care financial environment and reimbursement systems preferred.

* Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel preferred.

* Experience with graphic software preferred.

* Experience with patient teaching materials preferred.

* Understanding of related patient registries and data bases preferred.

* Experience leading/supervising a team preferred.

*Exception details: EXCEPTION A: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) has current experience directly applicable to position; (2) is deemed the best candidate for the position; and (3) written approval to hire a candidate without a BSN is received from the hiring Director, Nursing Practice Professional Development & Informatics Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer. If a candidate is hired without a BSN after meeting these criteria, the candidate must either have 30 years of experience directly applicable to the position or sign a written agreement consenting to obtain a BSN within four years from his/her hire date.

EXCEPTION B: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) is currently employed by Nebraska Medicine, or is eligible for rehire into a benefit eligible employment status at Nebraska Medicine within 364 days of the previous termination date; (2) hired by Nebraska Medicine before November 21, 2014, or hired by an entity acquired by Nebraska Medicine if the employee was hired before the acquisition; (3) has experience directly applicable to position; and (4) currently hold a Registered Nursing License.