CarePoint Health- Hoboken University Medical Center

Coordinated Healthcare: That's the Point!
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CarePoint Health has combined the resources of three hospitals— Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital, and Hoboken University Medical Center—and the medical practices of over 300 leading doctors in the Northern New Jersey Area.

We also have insurance and research divisions of our healthcare system. CarePoint Health Plans, headquartered in Jersey City, provides Medicare Advantage programs that serve residents of the Hudson County area, and Care Point Health Research Institute, with locations at each of our three hospitals, has partnered with major pharmaceutical corporations to conduct research to develop treatments for cancer.

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

Primary Duties:

• Responsible for the development      of the Stroke Program, participates in the design of the internal/external      marketing of the program, coordinates education for nurses and ancillary      staff involved in the care of stroke patient.
• Develop and maintain community      and staff education programs. Prepare educational materials for outreach      events, stroke screenings and lectures at community outreach sessions      twice yearly (minimum).
• In collaboration with the Stroke      Center Director and Stroke Center Administration, nursing and physician      staff, develops, maintains and monitors stroke clinical practice      guidelines (CPG), order sets and clinical pathways utilizing the American      Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Brain Attack Coalition      (BAC) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)      guidelines.
• Facilitates      development of education program for staff-orientation, maintains yearly      competencies in stroke evaluation tool proficiencies and facilitates      development and implementation of education program for Stroke patients      and significant others.
• Develop      QA initiatives to monitor various aspects of ongoing stroke center PI      process and completes data abstraction for all stroke patients according      to the guidelines established by the TJC and/or the Brain Attack      Coalition. Incorporates      data and information to continuously improve care and practice to enhance      outcomes.
• Data abstraction      of Stroke Performance Measures as per guidelines established by the TJC      and the NJDHSS, utilizing the New Jersey Acute Stroke Registrar Tool.
• Assessment and      care management of the stroke population under the supervision of the      Stroke Center Medical Director participating in      multidisciplinary patient rounds, performing NIHSS and Swallow Screen as      required.

• Responds      as a member of the Acute Stroke Team.
• Coordinates      care of Stroke patients with the various Stroke Team members: physicians, therapists,      case managers/social workers, clinical nutritionists, respiratory      therapists, radiology, and lab technicians.

Secondary Duties of Responsibility:

• Performs      extensive medical record reviews and concurrent chart data abstraction on      all regulatory required clinical indicators for assigned patient group, as required by      TJC, CMS and any other any other accredit ting, state and      federal agencies.
• Select and      collect appropriate data from patient charts relevant to the Core Measures      Set.  
• Monitors the      appropriateness of patient care based on evidence-based outcomes and      clinical guidelines.
• Maintains      confidential communication with physicians and those clinical disciplines      directly involved in the care of the patient, and aligns core measure      requirements as necessary.  
• Maintains      knowledge of Core Measures through self-development and keeps current on      all changes related to Core Measure requirements. 
• Trains and      educates others in the area of Core Measurement requirements, as it      pertains to Quality / Performance Improvement.
• Participates in      Performance Improvement Teams, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode Effective      Analysis and any other committees / task force as appropriate.
• Chairs committees      / task forces as assigned.

EDUCATION:.

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing in the state of New Jersey with a minimum educational preparation of Master’s degree      in Nursing

EXPERIENCE:

• Possess clinical expertise in      neurological disorders, especially stroke
• High degree of accuracy and efficiency      in record keeping and clinical functions
• Excellent organizational and      critical thinking skills

LICENSURE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current NJ Nursing License
• BLS Heart Saver/Health Care      Provider Certification

WORKING CONDITIONS/HAZARDS:  None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Sitting, walking, standing