The Site Coordinator (SC) will support an innovative care delivery model, Rural Home Hospital.  The program offers a subset of patients an alternative to standard hospital admission, in which patients can receive highly specialized acute-care services in their home. The SC will follow patients via medical record, assist with patient enrollment, and engage with patients to provide consent information. The role also has follow-up functions of both hospitalized and post-discharge patients via telephone.  For example, the SC calls patients to collect data for post-discharge surveys.

• Involved with patient recruitment, provide consent information to eligible patients. 
• Assists in preparing equipment and supplies for patients.
• Arranges transportation for patients as needed.
• Administers surveys and interviews to consented patients.
• Administers follow up surveys via telephone.
• Completes quality and safety reporting as required.
• Performs data abstraction from various sources, including patient medical records, hospital clinical information systems, and surveys.
• Assists with qualitative analysis.
• Utilizes database systems to enable and track data collection efforts, including the development of case report forms and descriptive data analyses.
• Assists clinical team with care coordination, such as requesting outside medical records, scheduling follow up appointments for patients, processing prior authorizations, and ordering durable medical equipment.
• Maintains inventory and orders supplies.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Assists with photocopying, sending mail, faxing, documenting project work, and other administrative duties as required.

Minimum Education: ADN-BSN-MSN or master’s degree in healthcare discipline preferred.  Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate program of nursing and active RN license required.

Minimum Work Experience:

• Minimum of two (2) years ICU and/or acute care nursing.
• Minimum of three (3) years advanced knowledge of stroke nursing experience.
• One (1) to three (3) years of management experience preferred.
• Evidence of clinical expertise in the practice of stroke/critical care.

Required Licenses/Certifications:Registered Nurse License, TNCC, RTTDC NIHSS Certification obtained within 90 days of hire date.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: Must have the ability to provide on-site coverage seven days a week with hours ranging from 8a to 7p, including weekends and holidays.

Associates Degree required.