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Program Coordinator CPC / Stroke

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Work location: THSW Fort Worth Hospital: 6100 Harris Parkway, Ft. Worth, TX 76132

Work hours: Full-time, day shift, 40 hours weekly

Texas Health Southwest

At Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Clearfork we’re one hospital in two locations. We’re a 261-bed, full-service hospital serving southwest Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 1987.

We specialize in surgical services, orthopedics, rehab services, imaging services and adult critical care, and we have a 24-hour emergency department. Plus, we are a certified Primary Heart Attack center, certified Primary Stroke center, Level III Trauma, Level III Maternal, Level III Neonatal center, certified Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement facility, and a nationally accredited Breast Center.

Texas Health Southwest has received Magnet designations, plus a CMS 5-Star rating, the US News & World report top hospital award, and multiple awards for STEMI/NSTEMI.

Here’s what you need

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required and

Master's Degree in Nursing preferred

Experience

Five (5) years Med/Surg clinical experience required and

Three (3) years emergency/critical care experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

RN - Registered Nurse upon hire required and

SCRN - Stroke Certified Registered Nurse or other nursing professional certification upon hire preferred

Skills

Effective leadership and strong interpersonal skills; verbal and written skills in English. Advanced knowledge of current professional and health care issues and nursing practice.

What you will do

Stroke/Chest Pain:

Analyzes data, distributes reports to appropriate team members and administrators

Manage data collection

Establishes and maintains a multi-disciplinary CQI program to include morbidity / mortality review

Assists in establishing standards of care, policies, and objectives of stroke/chest pain services

Quality:

Establishes and Maintains Appropriate Special Programs Designation

Fulfills the standards for chest pain and stroke care as required by the appropriate surveying agencies, (i.e., Texas Department of Health and the Joint Commission)

Collaborates with chart abstraction team to ensure accuracy and timely reporting

Staff Development/Education:

Coordinates and facilitates provision of educational opportunities for staff, physicians, patients, external providers of care, and the community

Identifies relevant areas, initiates projects and participates on performance improvement teams

Professionalism:

Represents department in a positive manner to hospital/system/community

Maintains current and active participation in professional organizations

Teamwork and communication:

Works effectively and productively with all members of the patient care team as well as family members/significant others and pre-hospitalization stakeholders

Collaborates with medical and administrative leaders to ensure positive relationships with local EMS agencies

Oversees and facilitates care and folow-up of patients

Additional perks

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, paid parental leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Explore our Texas Health careers site for information like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns?

Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.