Wound Care and Clinical Policy Coordinator

Wound Care and Clinical Policy Coordinator

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This position plans and implements wound care prevention and treatment programs to improve resident skin‑related outcomes, and collaborates with leaders in the development and revision of clinical policy and procedures. The Wound Care & Clinical Policy Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and assessing training needs of staff and partners with the clinical education team for ongoing education, validating staff competency, and serving as a role model for clinical practice.

The coordinator maintains the Standard of Practice for Nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and Nursing’s Social Policy Statement.

• Promote the Mission, Vision and Core Values of Elizabeth Seton Children’s and incorporate them into daily practice.
• Conduct a comprehensive wound exam utilizing known or innovative evidence‑based tools, techniques or methods.
• Provide recommendations to the interdisciplinary team for wound‑care prevention, comprehensive plan of care, or treatment to enhance resident outcomes.
• Coordinate and participate in neighborhood‑based skin‑care rounds to assist and educate staff with prevention, assessment, and treatment of wounds, including recommendations of dressings, appropriate support surfaces and related products.
• Develop formal and informal educational programmes targeting the competency needs of nursing personnel to improve practice outcomes related to risk‑ and prevention strategies, and wound‑care treatment plans.
• Participate in nursing orientation of staff on assessment of wounds, standard practices and quality outcome measures.
• Identify collaboratively the need for changes in the product formulary, incorporating evidence, clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness.
• Develop, revise and implement evidence‑based policies, practices, procedures and guidelines, and best‑practice standards to improve practice related to wound prevention and care.
• Lead the organization’s Policy & Procedure Committee, collaborating with department leaders for presentation of new and revised policies to the clinical team.
• Participate in centre‑wide quality improvement, including monitoring, tracking, incidence and prevalence.
• Serve as a clinical resource in the identification, investigation and resolution of the actual/potential risk‑management, quality‑of‑care or ethical issues.
• Cultivate a highly effective learning environment, and support personnel by conducting periodic staff learning‑needs assessments and incorporating educational strategies and best practices to address identified learning needs.
• Assist in the planning and preparation for regulatory inspections.
• Strengthen a culture of evidence‑based clinical practice, clinical inquiry and quality improvement.
• Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the supervisor, department director, and/or administrator.

• RN License in the State of New York.
• Some Nursing (S.N.) required;
  Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) preferred.
• Certification in wound care such as Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN), Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse (CWOCN) or Wound Care Certified (WCC) preferred.
• BCLS/PALS certification.

• Medical‑Surgical or Pediatric nurse with a minimum of five (5) years clinical experience. Experience in pediatric and/or adolescent chronic/rehabilitative care preferred.
• Three (3) years of experience required in wound care.
• Certification in wound care (CWCN, CWOCN, or WCC) preferred.
• Ability to prepare lesson plans, write behavioral objectives, and teach a program using valid teaching strategies.
• Ability to design self‑instructional programmes.
• Ability to coordinate and oversee a wound‑care programme centre‑wide.
• Ability to design a performance checklist.
• Ability to evaluate, track, monitor clinical performance and outcome measures.
• Ability to monitor quality assurance activities.
• Proficiency with computer‑based…