RN Wound Care

About the Role

The Wound Care Registered Nurse provides advanced wound care in collaboration with members of the care team, assessing wounds and implementing a care plan designed towards optimal wound care outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor wounds.
• Clean and bandage wounds as required.
• Implement the wound/ostomy/continence treatment plan of care.
• Explain procedures, medications, and treatments to patients and authorized family members, adjusting teaching format to ensure understanding.
• Assist medical providers with treatments and procedures as necessary.
• Monitor patients for adverse responses to wound/ostomy/continence treatments.
• Administer medications, recognizing actions, side effects, allergic reactions, and patient responses.
• Accurately and timely document patient findings, conditions, visit details, plan of care, discharge plans, and other pertinent information.
• Communicate with physicians regarding assessment findings, patient conditions, critical laboratory results, and other pertinent details.
• Delegate tasks to other team members to meet patient care needs efficiently and effectively.
• Contribute to discharge planning for timely discharge and continuity of care post-hospitalization for wound/ostomy patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum: Associate of Science from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Minimum: One (1) year of experience as a registered nurse.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse eligible to practice in the state of Indiana.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (American Heart Association).