Registered Nurse - Wound Ostomy Continence

Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse II

The Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse II is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.

Major duties, include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and institute preventive and treatment measure and monitors results of wound care delivered.
• Provide colleagues with useful tools to improve wound care knowledge, assessment, and management skills.
• Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Analyze resources available to staff and identifies risk areas, including quality metrics, supplies, equipment, availability of data and information to foster a safe and supportive environment for staff learning, educational and professional development.
• Provide evaluation of the effectiveness of resources, equipment, supplies, and specialty advanced therapies currently in use and being considered for future use for wound assessment and management (and may include ostomy and continence care).
• Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.
• Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
• Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.
• Experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, strong critical thinking skills, and exhibits a robust technically skilled wound care practice.
• Provide advanced level professional specialized nursing care in the treatment and care of wound/ostomy patients (i.e., wound care supplies and treatments).
• Identifying, planning, implementing, and evaluating acute/chronic wounds and pressure injuries.
• Consult with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive strategies for patient care and methodology for treatment of wounds.
• Plan, organize, direct, and/or evaluate nursing activities and services related to wound care and entero-stomal therapy.
• Stage patient wounds to rank wound severity.
• Recommend current healing modalities and medications used in wound care management.
• Collaborates with logistics in managing the inpatient and CLC surface/bed rental program and maintains an up-to-date spreadsheet with patients currently utilizing the products.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Various; that may include: both 8 and 12 hour shifts, days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedule will ultimately be determined by Supervisor and/or needs of the Facility. Telework: Available; Ad Hoc as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs