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Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)

Stroke Nurse RN Navigator

Shift Details:

Monday -Friday | 1.0FTE

8:00AM - 4:30PM

Exempt

Why Nebraska Medicine :

Our shared values reflect who we are and why we're here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.

• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement


• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care


• Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of American's top employers and the best employer in Nebraska

Recruiter Contact

Kristy Hammer | khammer@nebraskamed.com

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) required unless candidate meets all of the factors to qualify for Exception A or Exception B*.

* 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.

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.

Working at Nebraska Medicine means you're committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for.