[ref. b91132421] Wound Care NP Program Coordinator

Overview:

This position provides general and complex wound assessment, evaluation and treatment of patients referred to wound care in the inpatient setting.

Mercyhealth’s Mission – “Exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better.” Touching lives invigorates, inspires and drives us to do our very best, and we continuously look for ways to make each life better with the utmost care and professionalism.

• Utilize the nursing process and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Maintain timely consult schedule.
• Coordinate care with General Surgery Physician and other health professionals as needed.
• Assist in developing Wound Care Program protocol and processes.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws.
• Document according to standards of care.
• Initiate a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
• Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities.
• Assist in the development of a Systemwide wound care team.
• Assure wound care practices remain current using evidence-based care
• Utilize the nursing process and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for wound care patients.
• Administer treatments in accordance with approved policies/procedures, protocols, and State laws/practice act.
• Document complete wound care assessments and treatments
• Initiate a wound care patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, including patient and family instruction.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Graduate of an accredited Master of Nursing Program
• May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

• Holds a valid APNP license in the state of pracice
• Licensed as an RN in state of practice
• Approved CPR certification required within 90 days (Other certification per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP)
• Ability to obtain wound care certification within one year of hire date.

Mercyhealth:

We are large and continuously growing, but we treat our physicians and employees as family.

Community:

Janesville is on the interstate corridor providing easy access to metro areas and international airports.

Responsibilities:

Benefits:

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
• Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
• Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
• Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
• Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
• Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.