Registered Nurse - RN - Wound Care Coordinator

Registered Nurse (RN) – Wound Care Coordinator

Job Type: Full-time | Days

Schedule: 5x8, Days, No Weekends, No Call, No Holidays

Locations: Wound Care Center Lake Havasu City and may float to Valley View Wound Care, Fort Mohave.

Your experience matters

Havasu Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Registered Nurse (RN) – Wound Care Coordinator joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Build a rewarding nursing career helping patients heal and regain their quality of life at Havasu Regional Medical Center's Wound Care Center .

As a Wound Care RN Coordinator , you will be part of a specialized team dedicated to delivering advanced wound treatment and compassionate patient-centered care.

Havasu Regional Medical Center is recognized for its commitment to clinical excellence and quality outcomes, with its Wound Care Center earning the prestigious Healogics - Robert A. Warriner III Center of Excellence Award for achieving exceptional healing and patient satisfaction results.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams to develop individualized treatment plans for patients with chronic and complex wounds.

As a Wound Care RN Coordinator, you'll combine clinical expertise, patient education, and relationship-building skills to help patients achieve healing and improve their overall well-being.

The specialized nature of wound care allows nurses to see the direct impact of their work while developing expertise in a growing and highly valued area of healthcare.

How you’ll contribute

An Wound Care Coordinator RN, under the direction of the Wound Care Center Program Director and Clinical Nurse Manager, the Wound Care Clinical Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) will complete wound consults and serve as a resource to providers, staff and external contacts on issues related to wound care:

• WC Clinical Coordinator will assume inpatient wound care leadership and care coordination role.

• This will include chart review of wound photographs and measurements for accuracy, bedside wound assessment, treatment plan of care coordination with facility providers, staff and administrative personnel.

• This person will seek clarification of definitions, clinical diagnoses, locate source documents as appropriate and locate missing data as needed while maintaining expertise.

• Oversight and completion of Inpatient Wound Consults will include wound treatment collaboration with provider and plan of care development.

• Work with nursing team to address pressure injury prevention protocols as appropriate. Point of contact for patients and providers when wound related concerns arise.

• Will provide resource assistance for discharge planning, according to current wound care protocols.

• Coordinator will be responsible for provider, bedside nursing and new hire education of wound dressing rationale.

• Identify and resolve issues affecting the delivery of wound care services. Manage wounded patient lists and reports, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy equipment management and data tracking for quality assurance studies and monthly reporting. Participation in Performance Improvement initiatives such as pressure injury prevention.

• Regular IDT meeting attendance to assist in the coordination of discharge planning. Attend additional meetings such as hospital Fall/Harms, Pressure Injury Sub-committee, clinical team orientation and wound education.

• The position may also serve as a RN in the Outpatient setting to include Case Manager to a group of assigned Wound Care Center patients, as assigned and depending on the Wound Care Center setup Provides patient care to Wound Care Center patients; to include the patient intake and discharge processes as assigned and according to the hospital and nursing standards.

• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, providing education to the patient or caregiver, and serving as a patient advocate in the delivery and coordination of the patient care.

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments as well as other medical care treatment.

• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, provider, patient, and family.

• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

• May also serve as Case Manager to a group of patients as assigned. Performs hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) related duties as assigned, upon completion of the Healogics Hyperbaric training.

• Collaborates as needed with other healthcare providers, Wound Care Center Providers, the Program Director and the Medical Director regarding clinic and patient needs.

• May function as a Documentation Assistant (scribe) in accordance with Healogics policy. Performs other duties as required.

• Assist in vein clinic as assigned after Healogics Vein Clinic training completed. Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible.

• However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position. This position description does not restrict the right of management to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities with and without notice.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have a current Arizona RN license or Compact RN License with Arizona endorsement, and possess an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

• Education: Bachelor of Science (BSN) preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years clinical and Wound Care nursing required
• Certification: BCLS and ACLS certification(s) required within 30 days of hire.

More about Havasu Regional Medical Center

Havasu Regional Medical Center is a 171-bed community hospital with the resources and the technology to serve as a regional healthcare provider. It's a compassionate place that combines the best in local hometown care with the latest in world-class medical technology. We are proud to be The Joint Commission-accredited and Medicare-certified.

The facility offers a full complement of patient-centered, community hospital and regional referral services in most major medical disciplines, including open heart, complex spine surgery and neurosurgery. More than 100 affiliated physicians and allied health professionals comprise the medical staff and represent a broad cross-section of specialty areas.

EEOC Statement

“Havasu Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havasu Regional Medical Centeris committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.