RN- Wound Care Ostomy

About the role

Find your calling at Mercy! Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating the nursing care provided to a select group of patients for wound and ostomy care within the context of the organizations and nursing services. Wound care nurses specialize in the proper management of wound care by treating and monitoring wounds that are the result of disease, injury, or medical treatments. The job requires that a wound care nurse provides care that will optimally and safely heal various types of wounds, including but not limiting surgical openings, ulcers, decubitus ulcers, feeding tube sites, and abscesses. Their work requires that they access the wounds, create and implement treatment plans, monitor infections and signs of various infections, and clean wounds. The nurses must also have advanced skills to assess symptoms that require management of complex wounds. Wound care nurses will also educate other healthcare members in the area of proper wound care.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe, delegate, coordinate, and oversee nursing care for patients requiring wound and ostomy care.
• Assess and monitor complex wounds.
• Develop and implement wound treatment plans.
• Identify and monitor signs of infection.
• Clean and manage wounds safely and effectively.
• Treat various wound types, including: surgical wounds, ulcers, pressure injuries (decubitus ulcers), feeding tube sites, abscesses.
• Educate>Educate clinical staff and other healthcare team members on proper wound care practices.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Licensure: Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the hiring state and/or compact state licensure; must maintain licensure and meet all applicable State Board of Nursing requirements.
• Certification: WCC (Wound Care Certified) or WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse) certification.
• Physical Requirements: Regularly push, pull, and/or lift up to 50 pounds.
• Physical Requirements: Prolonged standing and walking throughout shifts.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, squat.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Tuition support
• Matched retirement plans (for team members working 32+ hours per pay period)