RN - Wound Care - Full Time

About the role

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

Responsibilities

• Act as a leader in the provision of patient care using the nursing process within the framework of the Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code for Nurses and Scope & Standards of Practice.
• Effectively delegate, direct and assist licensed and ancillary team members.
• Assume accountability for quality patient outcomes.
• Exhibit sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and religious diversity in all interactions.
• Maintain involvement in activities aimed toward the achievement of unit and department’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate professional responsibility and accountability for own practice and support the company's philosophy of nursing.
• Assess learning needs and implement teaching strategies appropriate for the diverse needs of the patient, family and other groups or disciplines.
• Communicate, delegate, and manage nursing team resources (human and fiscal) properly and serve as a leader and partner on the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Use data, information, and knowledge to evaluate and promote change in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Embrace concepts and behaviors that enhance customer satisfaction and employee morale and improvement in the profession of nursing.
• Remain knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensure compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
• Maintain compliance with the employer's Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Education: Registered nurse diploma required.
• Work experience: Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing preferred (no required experience).
• Certifications: Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice required; Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required; Preferred: Certification in Clinical Specialty Area.
• Physical demands: Heavy work – exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 25 to 50 pounds frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Environmental exposure: Routine exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue; work in patient care areas where patients enter; direct patient contact; handling specimens that could contain communicable diseases; occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases; potential exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste.

Skills

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.