Wound Care Coordinator RN - PD

Virtua Health; Voorhees Township (NJ); On-site; USD 56,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Health and dependent care FSA

403(b)/401(k) plan

Paid time off and sick leave

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Virtua Health in New Jersey seeks a Registered Nurse with wound care expertise to coordinate and deliver patient-centered wound management in an ambulatory setting.

The role includes supervising wound center staff, leading performance improvements, and managing case coordination and office operations. NJ RN licensure, with 3 years of RN experience and wound care credentials, are required or strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license in NJ is required.
• 3 years RN experience in acute, long term, home or ambulatory care.
• Wound care specialty experience is desired.
• Nursing leadership experience beyond staff level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care- Assessment, treatment, and evaluation of wound care.
• Case management coordination and documentation for wound center patients.
• Office coordination including staffing, performance improvement, and wound center billing.
• Nursing leadership representing committees, vendor liaison, preceptorship, and orientee/student scheduling.

Skills

Wound care

Leadership

Case management

Education

Associate degree in Nursing (AASN)

BSN preferred

Wound specialty education (CWOCN, WCC, CWCS)

Job description

Summary

Coordinates patient care needs related to wound, skin and integmentary system in ambulatory setting. Provides direct patient care and plan of care coordination. Supervises wound center staff as directed by Nurse Director. Responsible for office management, staffing, performance improvement activities, customer satisfaction and quality and safety as directed by Nurse Director. Case management of all wound center patients.

Position Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care- Registered Nurse- Assessment, Treatment and Evaluation of Wound Care.
• Case Management coordination and documentation.
• Office Coordination to include staffing and assignments, performance improvement, customer satisfaction, quality and safety projects, employee performance improvement, wound center billing and reimbursement.
• Nursing Leadership- representative for assigned committees, meetings, vendor/sales representative liaison, preceptor for new staff, coordination of orientee/student schedules.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required

• 3 years experience as RN in acute care, long term care, home care or ambulatory setting.
• Wound Care Specialty experience desired.
• Nursing Leadership experience and past position beyond staff level preferred.

Required Education

• Graduate from accredited school of nursing. Associate degree (AASN) required, BSN preferred.
• Wound Specialty Education preferred from accredited program. (WOCN, WCC)

Training/Certifications/Licensure

• RN license in State of NJ.
• Board Certification in Wound Care (CWCN, WCC, CWS, CWCA) desired within 1 year of hire.
• BLS certification.

Salary

• $40.62 - $63.16 Hourly

Benefits

• Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to:
• medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
• health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
• paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• tuition assistance
• an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
• Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.