Job Description
Certification Details
- BLS
- WOCN CWS
- WCC
Job Details
- Manages facility wound care program including standards of care and practice related to wound, ostomy, and continence patient care needs.
- Provides direct patient care and assistance to staff nurses, and acts as consultative service to affiliated healthcare agencies.
- Develops and implements the facility wound care program in conjunction with the national standardization process, to include patient care protocols, documentation tools, wound care formulary and WCC referral criteria.
- Establishes standards of care, competencies, policies and procedures in quality, cost efficient and effective wound care for all clinical staff.
- Acts as primary consultant to Wound Care Clinicians.
- Serves as a consultant to facility staff and advocates with physicians; through training and support, enables clinical staff to effectively assess wounds, recommend appropriate protocols, and initiate plans of care.
- Provides ongoing education to staff on products available for use in hospital.
- Evaluates all wounds upon admission and ongoing to determine treatment plan and provide early problem identification.
- Provides consultation and/or assessment on patients with pressure injuries.
- Consults on any wound that does not show measurable signs of healing within two weeks.
- In consultation with the physician, assists the primary nurse in developing an appropriate plan of care for comprehensive wound management and wound prevention.
- Makes recommendations to the physician for changes to wound care orders and provides evidence based research support as needed.
- Reviews medical records of patients with wounds.
- Ensures that wound assessments, care plans, and treatments are clearly and correctly documented and that appropriate wound related treatments are being provided.
- Investigates all cases with adverse events related to wounds through the completion of root cause analysis (RCA) and develops, in conjunction with nursing leadership, action plans based on RCA findings.
- Participates in clinical outcome monitoring, follow-up and agency performance improvement initiatives.
- Participates in CMS quality data reporting through completion of wound related LTRAX data set records.
- Collaborates with Support Center Clinical Operations staff to maintain a cost-effective wound care formulary.
- Assists as needed with training of new hire Wound Care Coordinators within the Hospital Division.
Job Requirements
- Must have certification WOCN CWS, or WCC
- Must have BLS certifications, these must be attached to the submission (Must be through the American Heart Association); RQI certifications will not be accepted
- Must have 3 years recent Wound Care Coordinator experience
- Must have IN RN license, must be attached to resume
Schedule Information
- Shifts will be Monday - Friday 8a-5p
- Weekend requirements are a possibility depending on patient admits
Job Tags
Shift work, Weekend work, Monday to Friday,