Wound Care Nurse- RN Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care and ostomy consultations and educational support to inpatients and their family regarding wound and/or ostomy management
• Provide stoma site marking services as requested
• Provide clinical support and coordination for inpatient wound and/or ostomy services on a consultative basis
• Facilitate consultations by specially trained wound care physicians as necessary
• Contribute to nursing orientation with a focus on skin assessment, documentation and prevention of pressure injuries
• Function as a resource to staff for wound and ostomy product selection and use
• Assist in the development of key clinicians to facilitate the skin, wound and ostomy program
• Contribute to discharge planning meetings on units managing patients with wounds and ostomies
• Provide nursing support to the outpatient wound center when client census and/or staffing needs deems appropriate
• Develop and provide staff education on prevention, ostomy, and wound care skills for the bedside nurses
• Contribute to the needs assessment and competency development related to wound and ostomy care for clinical staff providing direct patient care
• Monitor the appropriate use of pressure redistribution surfaces using criteria approved by the hospital
• Coincide with materials management in the review and selection of all specialty supplies, dressings, and materials for wound and ostomy care to facilitate cost-effective utilization and compliance with vendor contracts
• Participate in the review and revision process for hospital policies and procedures relating to wound and ostomy care
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• Current R.N. license
• One (1) year of experience working in wound care or acute care environment
• Wound and Ostomy Certification (WCON/WPCN) required, but if not certified at this time, willingness to obtain certification within 18 months of employment
• Case management and discharge planning experience are preferred

Skills

• Demonstrate a high degree of autonomy, organization and flexibility in scheduling to assure patient, family, and staff needs are met
• Planning, organization, prioritization and time-management skills
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, to include presentation skills
• Ability to work with others in a team environment and to communicate in laymen’s terms at all levels of the organization
• Openness to receiving and giving feedback
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Team-building and motivational skills
• Research and teaching skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point)
• As well as web-based data applications
• Working knowledge of systems/applications in hospital databases and web-based databases

Pay

The hourly rate for this position generally ranges between $46.57-$58.00 Per Hour