Per Diem Nurse Coordinator Wound Care Days

Job Title: Nurse Coordinator RN

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Inpatient Wound Services

Req #: 0000227650

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $62.73 - $62.73 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Section II: Summary of Job Function

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,

Section III: Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

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,

Must have a Wound Care Certification (WCC) or Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification (WOCN) or obtain within 6 months of hire.

Work Environment and Hazards

Hazards include risk of exposure to communicable diseases, and risk of physical injury from lifting patients and operation of equipment

Special Physical Demands

Must meet requirements of the ADA (attached),

Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds, and lift and transport patients,

Must be able to bend, stoop, push and pull,

Stands and walks for most of the

working day,

Work Contact Group

All patient related hospital departments, patients, families, visitors, nursing personnel and medical staff,

Section 1: Job-Specific Requirements of Position

Job Specific Requirements

Acts as a liaison and coordinates continuity of care of burn and wound

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,

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Acts as a resource person for other nursing staff to expand their skills

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,

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Adheres to Infection Control practices / policies and issues related to

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

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/

Coordinates data collection and tracking related to treatment of wound/ ostomy patients,

Educates new hires during orientation (i,

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equipment, supplies, products

Educates new hires during orientation (i,

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equipment, supplies, products etc,

Maintains the role of patient advocate and takes all appropriate measures

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,

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

Participates with other membof 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

Reviews PI measures related to wound care, assists with implementation of new processes to meet established benchmarks,

May be required to provide coverage

May be required to provide coverage in the Wound and Burn Healing Center as needed,

Section 2: Universal Behavioral Competency Standards

Universal Behavioral Competency Standards

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 Job Awareness

Participates in ongoing education as required,

Equal Opportunity Employer

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer