Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Job Summary:
Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson HospitalResponsibilities:
1. Provides on-site coordination of the Wound Care Clinic, by efficiently organizing a schedule to fit provider and patient needs, gather patient information and record follow up recommendations.
Preparation of schedules for supervising team and align schedules to meet needs of patients and clinic providers.
Coordinates/collaborates with ancillary departments.
Effectively organizes schedules and patient records for the clinics and conferences.
Prioritizes data collection according to patients’ immediate needs.
2. Assures appropriate staffing levels for patient care and operations.
Facilitates the hiring and training of staff.
Adjusts staffing appropriate to patient load.
Supervises and mentors clinic staff, including administrative personnel, nurses, and certified nursing assistants. .
Reviews time sheets on a weekly basis.
Monitors staff overtime.
3. Communicates with patients, families and referring providers to provide follow up information.
Provides timely communication with patients and families as needed.
Works collaboratively with other departments.
4. Ensures safety, competency and regulatory requirements are met.
Meets with Wound Center Medical Director monthly. Agenda and log required.
Collaborates in safety and regulatory activities such as TJC readiness activities.
Ensures wound care competency is completed annually by staff.
Ensures checklists are completed as required.
Reviews policies as requested.
Completes NOTEs (Notation on the Event) and follow up with appropriate action.
Participates in identification, analysis, reduction and evaluation of risk issues.
Monitors on an ongoing basis environmental safety issues and appropriate interventions.
Reports issues/trends to Service Executive.
5. Supervises and promotes a positive work environment that encourages employee development, employee involvement and employee satisfaction.
Establishes good rapport with staff members and peers.
Immediately addresses issues that may prevent a positive work environment.
Encourages staff to voice their concerns and works to address the issues.
Encourages staff to seek professional development and education.
Coordinates and leads meetings with direct reports no less than once per quarter.
6. Promotes a collaborative relationship with Medical Staff.
Establishes a good working relationship with the medical staff.
Seeks opinions of the providers on ways to improve operations.
7. Develops and implements the short- and long-range initiatives which are congruent with the hospital mission, vision, and core values.
Reviews previous and create department initiatives/goals on an annual basis.
Reviews the initiatives/goals with staff for input and acceptance.
Presents annual initiatives/goals to Service Executive.
Presents one performance improvement initiative.
8. Reviews financial spending in responsible areas to ensure fiscal responsibility.
Conducts monthly reviews of responsibility reports and addresses any variances.
Demonstrates responsibility in fiscal management of the departments.
9. Educates patients, families, and their caregivers as a contributor to the multi-disciplinary team supporting optimal patient care across the continuum.
Facilitates education to patients, and families about their treatment/procedure.
Supports each patient through by reinforcing education and coordinating information and care with a team of physicians and allied healthcare professionals.
10. Ensures the implementation of department policies and procedures encompassing the needs of the patent population are assessed, met, and evaluated.
Creates an environment to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
Schedule:
day hours, full time, 40 hrs./wk.
Job Description:
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirements required.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years nursing experience required.
Previous clinical coordination or wound care experience preferred.
License/Certification:
Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
Skills/Knowledge and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel and co-workers.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department, and hospital information system.
Computer knowledge with abilities in work processing required.
Knowledge of databases preferred.
Weight Demands
Medium Light Work - Exerting up to 35 pounds of force.
Physical Activity
Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
Climbing
Crawling
Kneeling
Sitting
Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
Balancing
Carrying
Crouching
Distinguish colors
Keyboarding/typing
Lifting
Pulling/Pushing
Repetitive Motions
Standing
Stooping/bending
Twisting
Walking
Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
Grasping
Hearing
Reaching
Seeing/Visual
Speaking/talking
Job Hazards
Not Related:
Explosives (pressurized gas)
Electrical Shock/Static
Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)
Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
Rare (1-33%):
Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
Occasionally (34%-66%):
Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
Equipment/Machinery/Tools
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.