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. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients 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:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

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 providerson 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:

Job Requirements

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.

Physical Requirements

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.