Wound Supervisor

Wound Supervisor at Intermountain Health summary:

The Wound Supervisor provides clinical expertise and leadership in the Wound Care, Ostomy, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Department, balancing direct patient care with administrative responsibilities. This role involves overseeing staff, managing patient concerns, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure effective patient care and adherence to clinical guidelines. The Supervisor also plays a crucial part in staff training, performance evaluation, and operational improvements within the department.

Job Description:

The Supervisor RN Wound Care/Ostomy and Hyperbaric supports the fundamentals of safety, quality, experience and stewardship by providing clinical expertise and leadership to their department or departments. As a part of the chain of command , this role will participate in direct patient care and have significant leadership responsibilities. The Supervisor RN Wound Care/Ostomy and Hyperbaric has accountability for coordination of a cohort of caregivers and actively participates in the overall operations , development of inpractice, and provision of patient care with specified accountabilities for implementation and outcomes. The Supervisor RN Wound Care/Ostomy and Hyperbaric supports and enforces policies/procedures to ensure safe, efficient and effective patient care.

Job Description

Posting Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm, occasional weekends
• Unit/Location: Would and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Department
• Additional Details: This role will be 50% clinical and 50% leadership

Essential Functions

• Shares responsibility with the department leader for the day-to-day operations.
• Integrates with enterprise leadership and teams on goals and improvement initiatives.
• Manages patient complaints and concerns promptly.
• Responsible for initial coaching of staff on performance issues.
• Facilitates communication between inpatient and outpatient wound/ostomy/hyperbaric teams.
• Ensures cost-effective use of staff by ensuring appropriate nurse to patient ratio and utilization of staff by monitoring use of premium pay, agency, cancellations, etc.
• Coordinates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and treatment protocols.
• Participates in community outreach/preventative wound and ostomy services
• Assists in coordination of the gathering of data, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs/projects.
• Assists with human resource activities such as interviewing, hiring, coaching, mentoring, disciplining and evaluating staff.
• Facilitates completion of performance audits in an appropriate timeframe including but not limited to Core Measures, Joint Commission Indicators, and National Patient Safety Goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.

Skills

• Hiring
• Human Resources (HR)
• Patient Services
• Patient Safety
• Patient Satisfaction
• Taking Initiative
• Quality Improvement

Qualifications

• Current RN License upon hire
• Current BLS certification upon hire
• Current wound certification upon hire or within 1 year of hire
• Current Ostomy certification or ability to obtain within 2 1 year of hire

Preferred:

• Previous high volume clinic experience in an outpatient setting
•  Minimum of 2 years’ experience in acute medical surgical nursing. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes: Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Location:

St James Hospital

Work City:

Butte

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

30

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$38.95 - $54.53

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Keywords:

Wound Care, Ostomy, Hyperbaric Therapy, Registered Nurse, Patient Care, Healthcare Leadership, Clinical Supervision, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Nursing Management

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