Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Outpatient Wound Care

Hourly Pay Range: $43.69 - $67.72 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position:
Clinical Nurse Coordinator – Outpatient Wound Care - Days

Location:

Swedish Hospital, Chicago, IL Part-Time (40 hours per 2-week pay period)

Hours:

M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

• The outpatient Wound Center Clinical Coordinator is a Registered Nurse designated to facilitate the functioning of the unit, under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager .
• The Coordinator is directly responsible for coordinating care for the wound clinic patient populations.
• The Coordinator demonstrates excellent clinical skills and acts as a resource to all staff in the clinic.
• The Coordinator should be capable of providing direct patient care, however this role will not be factored in to daily staffing module.
• Major components of this role include educating, coordinating, delegating, communicating and thinking critically on clinical and operational issues.
• Functions as the educational and coordinating resource for the nursing staff in the Wound Care Department.
• Serves as primary navigator in the clinic.
• Coordinates patients assignments, covers for staff, educates in the moment and ensures compliance with required documentation for procedures.
• Works directly with the Wound Care Department to identify the care needs for patients throughout the continuum of care
• Directs flow of the outpatient Wound Care Department
• Develops and maintains competence to provide direct care to the wound care department patient population
• Provides direct care if needed and assigns appropriate staff to participate with this care
• Directly mentors / educates staff and monitors competence on an ongoing basis
• Acts as a liaison between the wound care staff and the wound care provider/residents and other departments to develop and ensure a smooth process for the safe and effective care of patients in the Wound Care Department.
• Manages the phone calls to the department and documents on returned calls to patients
• Manages DME orders for patients receiving care in the Wound Care Department
• Manages benefit verification for advanced modalities; ensures patients have complete and correct documentation prior to BV submission
• Acts as additional chain-of-command resource of the Wound Care Center covering select duties for the Clinical Nurse Manager during his/her absence, working effectively with the nursing and other departmental leadership
• Alternate to charge reconciliation and tissue bank tracking
• Acts as a resource to nursing staff in problem solving resolution of patient care issues
• Provides some supervision and evaluation of clinical skills of nursing staff
• In addition to coordinate the care of wound care patients:
  Collaborates with admitting, the Bed Coordinator, and/or the Supervisor to facilitate the plan for timely placement of admissions from the wound care center
• Ensures adequate and appropriate coverage for the unit that considers census, acuity and RN patient ratio.
• Plans for and makes unit assignments based on staffing, competency of staff, coverage of following shifts
• Delegates assignments to appropriate RN based on criteria and adjusts patient care assignments as necessary
• Delegates work to non-professional staff (tech, Unit Secretary)
• Counsels professional and non-professional staff and gives feedback when necessary
• Coordinates staff and their duties during direct patient care - routine and emergency

• Education:
  
  Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Bachelor / Master of Nursing-prepared preferred
• Certification:
  Current license as a Registered Nurse in Illinois.
• American Heart Association BLS
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of two years experience as a Wound Care…