Stroke Coordinator-Stroke Program Full Time Days
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Full time days at Palos Heights. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting states the hours, the shift and the site.
What would you do
How do you oversee the care of stroke patients across a hospital?
What they are checking: The posting names overseeing the care of stroke patients as the core of the role.
Door to needle time is slipping. How would you find out why?
What they are checking: The metric a stroke program is judged on and it fails for process reasons.
How would you get emergency department and radiology staff to change how a stroke alert runs?
What they are checking: The coordinator has responsibility across departments without authority in them.
About the work
Tell me about your stroke nursing experience.
What they are checking: The posting requires previous stroke experience and five years as a registered nurse.
What do you watch in the data to know the stroke program is working?
What they are checking: Stroke certification turns on measured times and outcomes.
Tell me about your familiarity with Joint Commission stroke certification.
What they are checking: The posting prefers familiarity with TJC disease-specific certification for stroke.
How do you teach staff about stroke recognition and care?
What they are checking: Education is how a stroke coordinator changes bedside practice.
How do you use NIH Stroke Scale assessment and keep others consistent with it?
What they are checking: The posting requires NIHSS certification.
How comfortable are you building reports and presentations in Excel and PowerPoint?
What they are checking: The posting requires proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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