RN - Wound Care/Ostomy Coordinator

County of DuPage•Wheaton, IL

16h•Onsite

About The Position

We are pleased to offer the opportunity to work as a RN Wound/Ostomy Coordinator within the Kenneth Moy Care Center. This position supports the facility by providing professional nursing treatment and care to residents according to established rules, regulations and standard practices of the profession.

Requirements

Completion of coursework for a diploma in Nursing from an accredited college or university
Three(3) years of experience in acute and/or subacute settings including one year of inpatient or outpatient wound/ostomy experience
Possession of a current license in Illinois as a Professional Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association
A post offer physical is required.
A pre-employment background check is required.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN), Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON) or Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) is required within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Assists in identifying patients at risk for skin integrity problems and facilitates the creation of appropriate plans of care.
Optimizes the resident wound/ostomy/continence experience across the Continuum of care
Works collaboratively with Care Center clinicians, physicians, nurses, and nursing leaders
Collaborates with MDS coordinators, Restorative staff, Physical Rehabilitation department, dining services, dietitian and others as it relates to wound ostomy, and incontinence management
Provides treatment within the scope of practice of a certified wound and ostomy nurse
Facilitates the referral process to expedite resident care across the continuum
Leads performance improvement efforts in preventing and reducing acquired pressure injuries
Builds effective working relationships with nursing leadership, advanced practice nurses, nursing staff, clinical resource management staff, and physicians
Organizes interdisciplinary wound rounds
Oversees and monitors specialty bed and bed/chair surface utilization
Provides education around wound, ostomy, and continence care to staff
Ensures timely and complete pressure injury data collection, entry and reporting to the Director of Nursing or other designated staff as needed
Supports IDPH survey readiness as it relates to wound, ostomy, and incontinence management
Responds to pressure injury queries from IDPH surveyors or risk management
Performs Root Cause Analysis or acquired pressure ulcers and develops performance improvements plan (PIP) in collaboration with Director of Nursing and other designated staff as needed
Prepares report on residents for next shift