The Inpatient Wound/Ostomy Care Coordinator provides specialized clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with complex wounds, pressure injuries, ostomies, and skin integrity concerns. The Coordinator serves as a clinical resource to nursing and interdisciplinary teams and promotes evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Salary Range: $38.35 - $53.70 per hour
Responsibilities
- Assess and manage patients with complex wounds, pressure injuries, and ostomies.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized wound and ostomy care plans.
- Serve as a clinical resource and consultant to nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
- Recommend appropriate wound care products, dressings, ostomy supplies, and support surfaces.
- Provide patient and caregiver education regarding wound and ostomy care.
- Conduct wound care rounds and support pressure injury prevention initiatives.
- Provide staff education, training, and competency development related to wound and skin care.
- Monitor wound-related quality metrics and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Nursing, Infection Prevention, Quality, Nutrition, Case Management, and other departments to improve patient outcomes.
- Support development and implementation of wound and ostomy policies, protocols, and best practices.
- Promote continuity of wound and ostomy care during discharge and transitions of care.
Qualifications
- Current Connecticut Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in wound care, ostomy care, medical-surgical, critical care, or a related specialty.
- Strong clinical assessment, communication, organizational, and critical-thinking skills.
- Experience with wound assessment, pressure injury prevention, and ostomy management.
About Us
The UConn Health Community Network is a not-for-profit organization created to extend UConn Health’s mission by partnering with community hospitals and connecting them to its clinical expertise, academic strength, and operational resources.
Today, the network is a thriving community‑based system of care serving more than 280,000 residents across the region. It employs over 2,000 professionals and supports a medical staff of roughly 700 clinicians.
At its core is Waterbury Hospital, a 347‑bed community teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Alongside Connecticut Children’s, the UConn Health Community Network Medical Group, Access Rehab Centers, and its role as a leading partner in the Harold Leever Cancer Center, the network has been shaping the region’s healthcare landscape for more than 130 years.
And Waterbury Hospital is only the beginning — the network is designed for continued growth, deeper partnerships, and broader regional impact.
