Stroke Nurse Navigator

Job Description

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.

• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.

• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates

• $6,000 Sign-On Bonus

• 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off

• Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus

• $1.00 BSN Pay

• $1.00 Certification Pay

• Job Summary
  • • Under the supervision of the Stroke Center Medical Director and Stroke Center Manager, and in collaboration with Stroke quality team, implements inpatient stroke related performance improvement plans and processes using evidence-based guidelines. Responds to all stroke activations to help identify and manage acute stroke patients. Navigates patients, families, and/or care teams to appropriate areas in both emergent and non- emergent situations. This individual is integral to the timely and effective management of stroke patients, playing a critical role in improving patient outcomes and quality of care. By quickly assessing, administering treatments, and coordinating with the healthcare team, the Stroke Nurse Navigator ensures patients receive the best care possible during the most critical moments. Their expertise in stroke management, combined with compassionate patient care, is essential in driving collaborative care, metric compliance, policy adherence, patient and family education, and the application of care outlined by current clinical practice guidelines.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
    • Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
    • Required: Maintains a minimum of 10 hours of stroke related education annually
  • Experience
    • Preferred: 5 years neurological nursing experience
  • Skills
    • Demonstrates leadership skills
    • Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to work under pressure
    • Competency in the use of Microsoft Office computer applications
    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
    • Demonstrates knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration
    • Required: RN License active in the state of Missouri AND NIHSS certification (within 90 days of hire) AND Alteplase t-PA credentialing (within 90 days of hire)
    • Required: Relevant certification within 1 year of hire
      • (Certification in stroke nursing, critical care, emergency care, or other job-related certification)
      Required: NIHSS certification (within 90 days of hire) AND IV thrombolytic credentialing (within 90 days of hire)

      Required: BLS must be obtained with 90 days

      Required: Must obtain ACLS within one year of hire