Wound Care Coordinator Registered Nurse

Employment Type

Full time

Description

Posting General Summary
Demonstrates wound, skin & ostomy care expertise and clinical leadership.
Conducts comprehensive skin, wound & ostomy assessments and develops a plan of care for patients of all age groups.
Provides wound, skin & ostomy education to patients, family members, providers and all other members of the health care team.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a wound, skin & ostomy resource and maintains ongoing collaboration with other disciplines.
• Identifies wound, skin & ostomy educational needs.
• Develops program(s) to meet those needs, and coordinates implementation of the program(s).
• Evaluates programs and modifies as indicated.
• Captors and monitors wound, skin & ostomy competencies and protocol development / revision.
• Integrates NPUAP & WOCN skin standards, as well as WOCN practice guidelines into practice which includes skin, wound & ostomy assessment, documentation, staff / patient education, and competency development.
• Serves as a clinical preceptor for nursing students and graduate-level healthcare professionals.
• Implements innovative programs to promote positive skin, wound & ostomy management behaviors by staff.
• Works independently using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Medical Center policies, nursing standards, and professional judgment.
• Provides consultation in specialty area to all levels of health care providers throughout the hospital, affiliated schools of nursing, and the community.
• Identifies learning needs and develops individualized measures to meet them.
• Participates in staff development activities and orientation for unit and nursing department personnel within defined specialty, as requested.

Marginal Functions

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Possession of a current or compact state license as a registered nurse issued/defined by the State of Iowa.
• Bachelor degree in nursing required.
• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification within 1 year of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or obtained within three (3) months of hire.
• Acceptable credentialing bodies and certifications include American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population served within three (3) months of hire.