Registered Nurse - Wound Ostomy Care Coordinator - Per Diem
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility, as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices. This role involves coordinating the clinical care for patients at risk for or with actual impaired skin integrity, wounds, pressure injuries & ostomies. The successful candidate will be responsible for the assessment, planning, evaluation, and execution of wound & ostomy care in the hospital. This position is an advocate for the prevention of pressure injuries and implements plans to safeguard patients at risk. The coordinator will guide nursing staff on appropriate products and treatments for patients with mild to complex wounds.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- NYS RN license/current registration.
- BSN required with current Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (WOCN) Certification OR MSN with Wound Care experience.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Minimum of five years of nursing experience.
- 2 years leadership and education experience (can be combined).
Nice To Haves
- Masters Degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Consults and evaluates skin/wounds for inpatients.
- Assists staff in providing care to patients with or at risk of developing wounds.
- Suggests proper support and positioning surface products.
- Monitors use of rental support surfaces.
- Advises staff on available and appropriate wound care products.
- Evaluates patient’s progress documenting in chart and communicating to nursing staff.
- Provides information to staff and patients regarding management of ostomy or continent diversions.
- Assists patient and/or family in ostomy or continent care plan.
- Provide support and aid to patient and staff in plan to stabilize tube, protect skin at site and provide advice for suitable containment of drainage.
- Helps staff manage patients with urinary and fecal incontinence.
- Assess patient for causative factors; suggest referrals if indicated and aids in developing plan of care.
- Participate in PI not limited to Nursing Department and may include interdisciplinary projects.
- Maintains records and statistics and submits monthly.
- Participates in patient billing, coding and documentation as needed.
- Analyzes stock and non-stock items and recommends appropriate additions, deletions to assure cost effectiveness and quality of products used.
- Builds and maintains a positive working relationship with community referral sources.
- Participates in hospital committee meetings.
- Provides relevant feedback to managers regarding their staff performance and patient care issues.
- Provides orientation to new staff.
- Collaborates with the Director of Professional to establish on going education and annual competencies.
- Serves as clinical preceptor for nursing students and new registered nurses.
Benefits
- The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
