Stroke Registry Coordinator

Stroke Registry Coordinator

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

As a Stroke Registry Coordinator, you identify patients eligible for inclusion in stroke data registries, collect and validate accurate clinical data, and ensure its submission while analyzing related data and reports. You also will collaborate with the Stroke Program Manager to identify opportunities for program improvement.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. No weekends

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Identify patients for inclusion in Data Registries through the application of strict inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocols.
• Analyze the data and reports to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with clinical departments/units on performance improvement initiatives.
• Work with Stroke Program Manager to implement inpatient and outpatient stroke related performance improvement plans and processes, and coordinates efforts across participating departments/institutes.
• Support program development, internal and external outreach activities and education needs.
• Form teams and ensures all appropriate clinical areas are represented.
• Coordinate team meetings, prepare and maintain documentation, facilitate teams by using appropriate performance improvement methodology.
• Assist with annual accreditation preparation, presentation, and response processes.
• Utilize current knowledge of Joint Commission disease specific certification and other regulatory agency standards.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)
• Three years of experience in an acute care setting
• Demonstrated competency in the use of computer applications (Microsoft Office), statistical programs and clinical and administrative databases

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Previous Primary Stroke Center or program management experience

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

High degree of dexterity to produce material on a PC and normal or corrected vision to normal range. Frequent sitting, standing and walking required. Must possess ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone and in person. May require some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids. Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.