RN - Wound Care
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Wound Care
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 8x5 Days
Hours per Shift: 8am - 4:30pm
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Registered Nurse (RN)
Certifications: BLS, Wound Care Certification (WCC, WOCN, CWS, or equivalent)
Must-Have: Proficiency in comprehensive wound assessments, documentation, and collaboration
Description:
Experienced Registered Nurse with wound care expertise is required.
Candidates should preferably be WOCN-certified or actively pursuing certification.
Proficiency in comprehensive wound assessments, wound measurements, staging, and management of pressure injuries, diabetic ulcers, venous/arterial ulcers, surgical wounds, and ostomy care is essential.
Experience with negative pressure wound therapy, compression therapy, dressing selection, infection prevention, patient/caregiver education, and interdisciplinary collaboration is required.
Strong EMR documentation skills and independent clinical decision-making are necessary.
The ability to travel between multiple patient care settings is essential.
Previous home health and outpatient wound clinic experience is preferred.
The RN will assess, monitor, detect, plan, and take appropriate action to prevent physiological complications related to wound, ostomy, or continence care.
The RN will provide information and instruction to patients and their caregivers.
Collaboration with and acting as a resource for other health professionals to promote quality services and patient education is expected.
Participation in projects related to Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, as well as developing and evaluating educational materials and programs, is required.
The RN will assess and monitor the overall physical needs of patients and families regarding ostomy, wound, and continence.
Each patient's response to treatment will be evaluated.
The role includes developing and maintaining individual care plans consistent with changing needs and goals.
Collaboration in discharge planning at the time of patient contact, including with families and caregivers, is essential.
The RN will assess educational needs of a specific group of patients, caregivers, and staff.
Developing and implementing appropriate teaching strategies and making referrals for patients will be part of the job.
Documentation of nursing care and teaching must be consistent with guidelines and performed accurately and timely.
Collaboration with other nurses, providers, and departments to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and services supportive of patient care delivery in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing is necessary.
Interdisciplinary relationships will be developed to support improvements in care delivery and satisfaction of patients, staff, and providers.
The RN will work with quality departments to develop and maintain quality monitoring systems.
Implementation of unit quality indicators to evaluate performance and practice levels, along with developing and implementing improvement plans, will be required.
Participation in the development and review of policies, procedures, and guidelines related to wound, ostomy, and continence based on evidence-based practice is expected.
Encouragement of an environment supportive of nursing research and promotion of effective, nurse-sensitive patient outcomes for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing is crucial.
