RN Wound Care Coordinator, Jewish Hospital

Primary

Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMCAddress:200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description

Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day

Job Description:

The Wound Ostomy Care Nurse (WOCN) improves the quality of patient care and nursing practice with resultant improved patient outcomes. The employee serves as a clinical expert and proficient educator, consultant, researcher, change agent, leader and interdisciplinary collaborator in wound/ostomy/incontinence care and patient education, health promotion, restoration, and maintenance, and disease prevention through UofL Health. The employee identifies, develops, and delivers educational programs for both individuals and groups in both clinical and classroom settings, fosters empowerment of Nursing staff by providing clinical instruction and support to assure clinical competency of staff and safe effective delivery of patient care, incorporating evidence-based practice, nursing research, and appropriate skill set standards and recommended practices in wound/ostomy/incontinence care.

The employee actively participates in both quality improvement and nursing research processes and supports the core behaviors, standards, values, and missions of the organization, accrediting bodies, and profession of Nursing as a professional role model.

Essential Functions:

• Works as a clinical experto Collaborates with Nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues to assess, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to address complex patient care situations and solutions to complex patient care processes utilizing bio-psychosocial assessment and medical history of the patiento Collaborates with Nursing Leadership to develop, evaluate, and implement standards of patient care/care planning and professional practice with attention to cost effectiveness, comfort, safety, age specific implications, and cultural competenceo Obtains and maintains certifications in clinical and educational specialty
• Educator/Researchero Plans and coordinates in-services, orientation, and educational programs for clinical staff to meet competency assessment requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and appropriate accreditation standards relevant to wound/ostomy/incontinence educationo Critically analyzes current nursing research methods and outcomes for inclusion in the curriculum content of education to support patient care initiative so Supports and demonstrates validated evidence-based practice
• Consultant/Interdisciplinary Collaborator/Facilitatoro Serves as an educational consultant and/or facilitator for wound/ostomy/incontinence to hospital committees, task forces, and project teamso Collaborates with physicians and nursing staff to develop multidisciplinary plans of care for the wound/ostomy/incontinence patient inclusive of measurable patient outcomes; monitors patient responses to treatment and works with physicians and nursing staff to make changes to the plan of care, as needed
• Facilitates appropriate referrals for wound/ostomy/incontinence patients to other healthcare professionals and resources including aiding with patient discharge planning needs

Other Functions:
• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate…