OverviewThe Wound Care Coordinator provides evidence-based practice that incorporates a unique body of knowledge to provide excellence in prevention, health maintenance, therapeutic intervention, rehabilitative and palliative nursing care to persons with select disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The Wound Care Coordinator directs efforts to improve quality of care to individuals of all ages directly through hands-on care and indirectly as educators and consultants.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a consultant to provide insight and potential solutions for complex clinical cases to improve patient care and outcomes for patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence related issues.
- Uses judgment and critical thinking skills to assess, diagnose, and identify outcomes; develop and implement an individualized care plan; and evaluate care of the patient with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues.
- Uses evidence-based assessment techniques, instruments, tools, and available data and information to identify problems and needs of the patient with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues.
- Leads and/or participates in inter-professional teams to communicate, collaborate, and consult effectively; and ensure that safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered, and equitable care is provided for the patient with wound, ostomy, or continence issues.
- Develops, evaluates, and revises processes, policies, procedures, and protocols to reflect evidence-based practice and accepted changes in care management, or to address emerging problems for patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues.
- Develops and evaluates protocols for the prevention of hospital acquired pressure injuries.
- Collaborates with Nursing Education to educate nursing staff regarding the care of patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues.
- Collaborates with the Department of Patient Care, Department of Quality and Patient Safety and Risk Management to monitor patients with pressure injuries.
- Evaluates new products and collaborates with the Value Analysis Program to ensure product inventory is consistent with the needs of patient population and the nursing staff.
- Adheres to the American Nurses Association standards.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor's of Nursing.
- Completion of a WOCN Society accredited WOC education program within 18 months of employment.
- Minimum of 3 years nursing experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Experience in nursing education; able to write and present oral presentations.
- Experience in performance improvement and/or quality initiatives.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certification within 18 months of entering position.
Starting Minimum RateMinimum rate of $113,609.60 Annually
Job Posting DisclosureHMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
