Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Consultant for ...

HELPING YOU BE WELL, GET WELL AND STAY WELLAs one of New Jersey''s largest non-profit health systems, Virtua provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well. Virtua provides services through Virtua Medical Group with 302 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health services, long-term care, rehabilitation centers and paramedic program.A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers nearly 8,000 babies a year. It provides health services to 1,500 businesses, and participates in Virtua Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of 1,400 physicians and other clinicians.Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience and the Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for pediatrics. Virtua employs more than 9,000 and has been honored as the 1 Best Place to Work in the Delaware Valley every year since 2007. It is the recipient of a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care, and its hospitals earned straight A''s in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and the 2016 Patient Safety Award from Healthgrades. U.S. News and World Report ranked Virtua''s Mount Holly and Voorhees hospitals as High Performing Hospitals and Voorhees as a Best Regional Hospital. Virtua is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.Employment Type:EmployeeEmployment Classification:Per DiemTime Type:Part timeWork Shift:1st Shift (United States of America)Total Weekly Hours:0Location:Mount Holly, NJAdditional Locations:Job Summary:Summary:Certified Nurse Consultant for Wound & Ostomy patient referrals for acute and ambulatory care.Services provided after consult generated by physician or nursing departments for individualized patient assessment and treatment recommendations.Adjunctive Nursing services include staff education, interdisciplinary coordination of care, clinical leadership, clinical trials and studies and performance improvement activities.Position Responsibilities:• Certified Nurse Consultant assessment, diagnoses, planning, implementation and evaluation of wound and/or ostomy patients.Staff education• Unit based education, system wide education programs, vendor product education/coordination, competency training for staff, case terdisciplinary Coordination of Care• Works closely with physicians, physical therapy, nutrition, nursing services, home care, case management & social services in the coordination of all wound, ostomy and skin care needs of patients.Clinical Leadership• Representative on system wide and divisional committees.• Nursing leader who serves as change agent and role model for nursing staff and coordinates projects and activities related to wound, ostomy and skin care system wide.Clinical Trials and Studies• Works closely with Materials Management and PVAC committee to initiate wound, ostomy, bed therapy and skin care product trials, clinical studies and evaluation.Performance Improvement Activities• Monthly or quarterly divisional Pressure Ulcer Prevalence & Incidence Studies with follow up patient assessments, plan of care and action planning.• Participation in RCAs and investigation of Occurance Reports related to hospital acquired pressure ulcers.• Member on Six Sigma projects or CAPs related to skin/wound issues.Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:1 year of wound and ostomy (CWON) experience desired in acute care setting.Required Education:BSN degree required.MSN preferred.Graduate from approved WOCN education program.Graduate from accredited RN School of Nursing.Training/Certifications/Licensure:Current RN License in State of NJ required.Advanced Practice License in State of NJ desired.BLS required.Driving License required.

Created: 2025-11-15