Care Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current state RN license
• BLS required
• 1-3 years licensed professional nursing experience with previous experience as an acute care nurse.
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred
• Professional certification WOCN CWS, or WCC or obtain certification within 12 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Manages facility wound care program including standards of care and practice related to wound, ostomy, and continence patient care needs.
• Provides direct patient care and assistance to staff nurses.
• Acts as consultative service to affiliated healthcare agencies.
• Develops and implements the facility wound care program in conjunction with the national standardization process, to include patient care protocols, documentation tools, wound care formulary and WCC referral criteria.
• Establishes standards of care, competencies, policies and procedures in quality, cost efficient and effective wound care for all clinical staff.
• Acts as primary consultant to Wound Care Clinicians.
• Serves as a consultant to facility staff and advocates with physicians; through training and support, enables clinical staff to effectively assess wounds, recommend appropriate protocols, and initiate plans of care.
• Provides ongoing education to staff on products available for use in hospital.
• Evaluates all wounds upon admission and ongoing to determine treatment plan and provide early problem identification.
• Provides consultation and/or assessment on patients with pressure injuries.
• Consults on any wound that does not show measurable signs of healing within two weeks.
• In consultation with the physician, assists the primary nurse in developing an appropriate plan of care for comprehensive wound management and wound prevention.
• Makes recommendations to the physician for changes to wound care orders and provides evidence-based research support as needed.
• Reviews medical records of patients with wounds.
• Ensures that wound assessments, care plans, and treatments are clearly and correctly documented and that appropriate wound related treatments are being provided.
• Investigates all cases with adverse events related to wounds through the completion of root cause analysis (RCA) and develops, in conjunction with nursing leadership, action plans based on RCA findings.
• Participates in clinical outcome monitoring, follow-up and agency performance improvement initiatives.
• Participates in CMS quality data reporting through completion of wound related LTRAX data set records.
• Collaborates with Support Center Clinical Operations staff to maintain a cost-effective wound care formulary.
• Assists as needed with training of new hire Wound Care Coordinators within the Hospital Division.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.