Wound Care RN Coordinator

Responds to consultation requests in a timely manner. Provides direct care to a select patient population. Performs a comprehensive assessment (patient and family). Develops a comprehensive care plan based on knowledge of current theories and products. Demonstrates techniques of wound care and provides patient and family with educational materials to enhance the learning process. Provides supportive counseling to allow patient exploration of feelings and expression of fears and concerns.

• Responds to consultation requests in a timely manner.
• Provides direct care to a select patient population.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment (patient and family).
• Develops a comprehensive care plan based on knowledge of current theories and products.
• Demonstrates techniques of wound care and provides patient and family with educational materials to enhance the learning process.
• Provides supportive counseling to allow patient exploration of feelings and expression of fears and concerns.

• Responds to consultation requests in a timely manner.
• Provides direct care to a select patient population.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment (patient and family).
• Develops a comprehensive care plan based on knowledge of current theories and products.
• Demonstrates techniques of wound care and provides patient and family with educational materials to enhance the learning process.
• Provides supportive counseling to allow patient exploration of feelings and expression of fears and concerns.

• Assesses, plans, initiates, and evaluates the care of patients with impaired skin integrity, complex wounds, draining wounds, tubes, and fistulas in the inpatient setting and documents appropriately.
• Formulates standards of care for skin integrity and wound care patient populations.
• Maintains clinical knowledge through continuous learning. Provides information on current trends and techniques to staff by actively leading the Wound and Skin Committee and as an advocate of the interdisciplinary and collaborative approach towards wound healing.
• Initiates and participates in studies and/or projects which will improve patient care, i.e., pressure ulcer prevalence studies, appropriate use of products, compliance with established standards and procedures. Facilitates utilization of research and evidence-based recommendations in clinical practice.
• Performs wound/skin consultations using a comprehensive approach and systematic assessment of the patient, to formulate a suggested plan of care.
• Makes collaborative/independent clinical decisions in solving patient care problems and provides therapeutic measures within area of practice.
• Coordinates prevalence studies, submits statistics and implements/monitors action plans as appropriate to findings. Identifies, monitors and evaluates quality issues related to clinical practice.
• Educates healthcare professionals, other caregivers, and patients about risk factors, the prevention or pressure ulcers, and appropriate interventions and treatments.
• Collaborates with other healthcare members to assure appropriate referral follow-up upon discharge. Assures continuity of care by making appropriate referrals for follow-up upon discharge of the patient.

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with physicians, nurses, directors and other healthcare team members to assure delivery of quality care in a high stress environment.
• Establishes excellent physician relations and supports hospital physician relations initiatives.
• Actively participates in hospital committees and projects and coordinates efforts with appropriate medical staff leadership.
• Provides skin integrity and wound care clinical consultation for physician staff.

• Evaluates effectiveness of clinical management strategies.
• Establishes methods for tracking patients’ progress through the entire episode or continuum of care.
• Participates in program development and implementation.
• Develops tools to facilitate the continuity and coordination of wound/skin management.
• Communicates plans of care, pathways, algorithms, and guidelines and their revisions to physicians, nurses and other multidisciplinary professionals.
• Collaborates with the case managers and social workers to identify discharge needs.

• Facilitates the management of resources needed to address the health care needs of patient with complex wounds in various settings.
• Facilitates discharge-planning activities.
• Evaluates products used for care of patients in clinical practice.
• Orders supplies for clinical and recommends supplies for hospital use cost containment concerns.
• Collaborates with local suppliers of necessary equipment, as well as the manufacturers of these items. Supplies patients with a list of supplies.
• Manages criteria review for specialty bed utilization and ensures appropriate tracking and charging of same.
• Associate satisfaction Wound Care Coordinator will provide other associates with education regarding the assessment, measurement, and…