RN - Wound Care

Employment Type: Full time • Shift: Day Shift (normal office hours M-F, no weekends or holidays)

About The Wound Clinic

The Trinity Health Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine is a fast-paced ambulatory care setting dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-centered management of chronic wounds. Clinic staff members collaborate within the interdisciplinary team to create a comprehensive plan of care with a goal of using education to empower patients to manage their wounds in the home.

The focus of the clinic and staff is to provide a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. The staff concentrate on a patient-centered approach to assessing for the necessity of and performing interventional pain procedures to alleviate musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain conditions.

Responsibilities

• Views patient holistically; considers physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural, and spiritual factors.
• Demonstrates appropriate assessment skills for identified patient populations.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then responding to a patient situation.
• Implements interventions to achieve the best possible outcomes for the patient.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises an individualized plan of care using evidence-based interventions and standards of care.
• Identifies needs and begins to plan for care across the continuum considering patient and family preferences.
• Identifies patient and family education needs. Develops and implements a teaching plan based on evidence-based practice, seeking out additional resources when necessary.
• Utilizes teach-back methodology to assure patient and family is learning effectively.
• Identifies necessary resources to assure readiness for discharge and begins to develop a plan in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Effectively functions as a member of the inter-professional team by collaborating to achieve patient outcomes.
• Participates directly or indirectly in interprofessional rounds.
• Integrates unit/organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve patient outcomes into professional practice.
• Uses evidence-based practices to prevent hospital-acquired conditions.
• Creates an environment that promotes a positive patient experience.
• Communicates both verbal and written information (including documentation in the EMR) that is accurate, timely, concise, and thorough.
• Effectively communicates patient status, priority goals, and interventions to colleagues and other disciplines during consultation, rounds, and handoffs.
• Directs team members to provide care for a group of patients during a designated time frame. Prioritizes necessary activities and delegates appropriately.
• Demonstrates effective team member skills.
• Organizes and prioritizes individual workload around patient and unit needs. Adjusts activities and plans depending on the situation.
• Consistently demonstrates purposeful rounding.
• Stewards resources effectively; examples include patient supplies, linen, telemetry, infusion pumps, physical and virtual safety attendants.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Effective January 1, 2013, all new hires must have a BSN degree or must agree in writing to obtain their BSN within five (5) years from date of hire or transfer to an RN role.
• Current Michigan Nursing License.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and age-specific needs.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to perform principal duties and responsibilities of the job description.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with DAILYPAY.
• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-term Disability.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health.
• Tuition Reimbursement.