Clinical Nurse Specialist, WOCN - Home Health Care

Position: Clinical Nurse Specialist, WOCN - Home Health Care - Full Time
## Clinical Nurse Specialist, WOCN
- Home Health Care
- Full Time Apply locations:
Lippincott - 301 Lippincott Drivetime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R1062086# At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.
If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.
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* Location:

** Lippincott - 301 Lippincott Drive
** Remote Type:
** On-Site
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* Employment Type:

** Employee
* * Employment Classification:
** Regular
* * Time Type:
** Full time
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* Work Shift:

** 1st Shift (United States of America)
** Total Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Additional Locations:
**** Job Information:
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* Summary:

** Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care needs with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary systems through outcome identification and evidence-based practice.
Coordinates patient care and communicates and collaborates extensively with healthcare team, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s).
Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.

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* Position Responsibilities:

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* • Performs an gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary assessment of the patient, leading to development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care.

• Administers, monitors and documents therapeutic interventions and regimes related to wound, ostomy or continence.

• Effectively manages rapidly changing situations.

• Participates in clinical decision-making.

• Educates patient and family/responsible party regarding disease process, individual care needs, wellness, safety issues, etc.

• Delegates and monitors care rendered by other members of nursing department and healthcare team.

• Demonstrates standard precautions and patient safety principles in practice.

• Participates in orientation, education and development of healthcare team.

• Identifies and participates in the performance improvement activities.

• Maintains professional and departmental level competencies.

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to achieve highest clinical quality.

• Review of patient cases and implementation of evidenced based practice to affect patient outcomes.

• Develops and presents recommendations to nursing leadership for best practice that supports nursing excellence.

** Position Qualifications Required / Experience

Required:

** Must have valid NJ RN License. Approved licenses must be presented and maintained in accordance with the State of New Jersey Licensing Board.
Current board certification as WOC (ET) nurse (CWOCN) by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board or presently enrolled in WOCN accredited ET program with certification within 12 months of hire. Refer to the Educational/Regulatory Requirement (Department Specific) policy in the Nursing Administrative Manual.
Demonstrates…