Nurse Practice Coordinator - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Provides guidance to individual staff members and leadership to define, and integrate best practice models for patient populations throughout the continuum of care.

• Mentors staff in developing, reviewing, and individualizing the plan of care to address the patients' nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.

• Uses current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards, and research to assist staff in establishing the appropriate plan of care.

2. Facilitates integration of theory, research, and critical thinking for the advancement of nursing practice at the system level.

• Mentors staff/leadership in the understanding, and implementation of evidence-based practice.

• Serves as the clinical expert in evidence based nursing practice.

• Knowledgeable of current research, and evidenced-based practices related to nursing practice.

• Collaborates with nurse leaders to develop nursing care environments the support shared decision making, stimulate continuous learning, and demonstrate responsibility and accountability.

3. Serves as a role model for nursing and leadership through expert knowledge application of nursing process, critical thinking skills, and professional behavior.

• Acts as a change agent to promote and improve patient outcomes, and promote professional growth.

• Models transformational leadership behaviors.

• Serves as a catalyst to promote interdisciplinary resources.

• Participates in professional organizations.

• Contributes to the advancement of nursing practice (research, manuscripts, and presentations).

• Promotes nursing certification.

4. Supports the organization in implementing best-practices through system wide initiatives.

• Facilitates implementation of best-practice standards for PI, core measures, national patient safety goals, and patient outcomes at the system level.

• Recommends and facilitates proactive change within the organization to improve patient safety, and quality based on areas of opportunity identified through peer review, and other clinical process.

• Mentor and serve as a resource for staff, and leadership in the creation and implementation of quality improvement/evidence-based practice projects at the nursing practice level that support the mission, and strategic priorities of the organization.

• Mentor the use of research principles to determine best practice for the development of the organizations policies and procedures, practice guidelines, and protocols.

• Supports an environment of clinical inquiry through leadership, and innovation.

• Uses Iowa Model to promote evidence-based practice.

• Participates in the design, and/or evaluation of evidence-based education.

• Participates in Unit Based Councils as appropriate.

• Participates in Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council.

• Promotes the Methodist Nursing Professional Practice Model.

5. Perform Stroke Program Coordinator responsibilities

• Coordination of the maintenance and implementation of nursing standards of care for stroke patients.

• Collaborate with the Medical Director and other clinicians in the development of stroke protocols in compliance with current practice guidelines, clinical paths, and outcome studies for stroke patients.

• Maintains clinical knowledge and skills for the stroke patient populations and provides expert consultation to patient care staff engaged in the care of stroke patients.

• Maintains the organizational structure and care processes necessary to provide evidenced based stroke care and comply with Joint Commission accreditation standards for Primary Stroke Center.

• Coordinates on-going staff educational opportunities for all levels and departments interacting with the stroke population.

• Participate in development and coordination of community screening/education programs for stroke prevention and community education.

• Analyzes on-going data regarding outcomes of the Stroke Program and required quality/outcome data is submitted to the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies as needed.

• Participate in the analysis of process and quality improvement data for the purpose of action planning and change implementation.

• Coordinates and facilitates the quarterly Stroke Steering Committee meetings to ensure interdisciplinary member participation

Schedule:

Variable Hours, Monday - Friday, 40hrs/Wk. House Supervisor shifts required.

Stroke Coordinator for Jennie Edmundson

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Doctoral Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• NIH Stroke Scale training required.
• Successful completion of annual mandatory education requirements.

Experience

• 3-5 years clinical practice experience required.
• 1-3 years clinical leadership experience required (e.g. CNS, NP).

License/Certifications

• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multi-state license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of healthcare databases related to performance improvement/quality activities.
• Knowledge of healthcare research related to evidence based practices in patient care, nursing practice, and performance improvement/quality.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers, patient care/EHR applications, and standard office equipment.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate, and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
• Ability to multi-task, and prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department, and hospital or clinic information system.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Grasping
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Sitting
  • Speaking/talking
  • Standing
  • Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Hearing
  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Rare (1-33%): - Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
• Note: Safety Officer can assist with identification of job hazards.

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.