Stroke Director

The Stroke Director at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center will be responsible for providing leadership in ongoing initiatives of the Stroke Program, maintaining Stroke Center Certification status, and ensuring quality, evidence-based stroke care. The Stroke Director will also engage in direct patient care, responding to acute stroke alerts, and providing general neurology inpatient consultation services as well as out-patient care. Opportunities for teaching and supervision of colleagues, internal medicine residents, mid-level providers, and medical students exist as well.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinates and provides direction to the Comprehensive Stroke Center and oversees the systems and programs that are involved in stroke care.

Provides leadership and drives program development to maintain TJC Comprehensive Stroke Center accreditation.

Coordinates and provides direction to the facility's stroke care team including communication and coordination with the medical staff, quality, nursing and others as appropriate by providing accurate and timely information and written communication

Provides accurate and timely clinical data to appropriate committees or groups and identifies opportunities for improvement

Participates in and provides support to the clinical peer review process for neuroscience patients through accurate and timely chart review and documentation, follow up with specific physicians and development of focus studies as needed

Acts as a resource with regulatory agencies and makes recommendations for compliance and maintains mandatory documentation as required Positions the facility as the area's comprehensive stroke service and assumes leadership role in TJC National Comprehensive Stroke Center Forum. Examples include:

Participation in clinical research and the development and implementation of evidence-based approaches to care

Leads the development of key indices to assess the effectiveness and outcome of the care provided throughout the continuum of care.

Serves as Medical Liaison to the Catholic Health System Primary Stroke Centers,

Serves as Medical Liaison and resource to the transferring community hospitals

Serves as Medical Liaison and resource to Emergency Medical Service

QUALIFICATIONS:

Medical Degree from an Accredited University

New York Medical License/Active NYS DEA

Board Certified or Board Eligible Neurologist

Completion of Fellowship in Vascular Neurology preferred.

A minimum of five years' experience as a stroke provider is preferred.

A minimum of three years leadership experience in a stroke center setting is preferred.

Excellent communication, bedside manner, and organizational skills

Strong Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage at all levels of the organization to promote a culture of patient safety.

A strong work ethic and desire to participate in a team-oriented, patient-centered Health System

Thrive in a constantly evolving environment, challenging the status quo and striving to innovate and improve care delivery.

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