Per Diem Nurse Coordinator Wound Care

Job Title: Nurse Coordinator RN

Location: 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039

Facility: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Department: Inpatient Wound Services

Pay Range: $62.73 per hour

Status: Per Diem / Hourly

Shift: Day

• Assumes responsibility for the overall functioning of the clinical areas
• Coordinates nursing care and practice as well as wound care activities in conjunction with the philosophy, policies, procedures and program plans of the hospital
• Evaluates appropriateness of wound consult patients
• Coordinates care/patient education and follow-up
• Acts as a liaison with physicians and other health care team members
• Participates in house-wide skin/wound care programs for staff education and patient care as needed including Prevalence and Competency Days
• Develops and participates in unit PI
• Assumes some varied and flexible scheduling to meet patient and staff needs
• Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each patient’s age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the State of New Jersey
• Experienced and demonstrates clinical competence in Wound Care
• Minimum of 1 year previous wound care experience
• Current BLS certification required
• Wound and Ostomy certification or completion within 1 year of hire

• Acts as a liaison and coordinates continuity of care of burn and wound management patients from admission to discharge and follow-up with other members of the health care team
• Acts as a resource person for other nursing staff to expand their skills and knowledge base related to wound treatment
• Provides house-wide wound care education, instructs at nursing competency day and participates in specialty bed selection
• Adheres to Infection Control practices / policies and issues related to wound care
• Utilizes standard precautions for all patient encounters
• Assists in development of protocols and standards related to the needs of wound/ostomy patients both and inpatient and outpatient basis
• Coordinates data collection and tracking related to treatment of wound/ostomy patients
• Educates new hires during orientation (equipment, supplies, products, etc.)
• Maintains the role of patient advocate and takes all appropriate measures to ensure patient satisfaction
• Reports patient/family complaints and problems to appropriate nursing management personnel
• Monitors and assesses wounds, assists with complex wound care/dressings
• Formulates and revises plan of care, makes assessments, recommendations and gives instructions on wound management specific to individual patient needs
• Participates with other members of the health care team on a regular basis to develop an optimal education plan for each patient
• Reviews PI measures related to wound care, assists with implementation of new processes to meet established benchmarks
• May be required to provide coverage in the Wound and Burn Healing Center as needed

• Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction:
  Provides a compassionate and supportive environment with prompt and consistent service
• Confidentiality:
  Adheres to patient rights: provides for the confidential treatment of all communications and records
• Professionalism:
  Demonstrates professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co‑workers and supervisors
• Communication:
  Listens and communicates effectively
• Teamwork:
  Supports teamwork by cooperative problem solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc.
• Quality/Performance Improvement:
  Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure and improve organizational and department functions
• Autonomy:
  Organizes work sets priorities with a minimum of supervision and seeks guidance as appropriate
• Accountability:
  Makes decisions that are timely and consistent with department, objectives, policies and procedures
• Ownership:
  Demonstrates sound judgment; accepts and benefits from constructive criticism
• Professional Development:
  Participates in ongoing education as required

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