RN - Wound Care

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Job Responsibilities

• Assess:
  • Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate).
  • Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan:
  • Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
  • Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
  • Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
• Implement:
  • Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
  • Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
  • Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate:
  • Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.
  • Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Professionalism:
  • Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
  • Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

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Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Required Skills & Experience

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentations
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Preferred Skills & Experience

• N/A

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Education Requirement

Required Education

• ASN
• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree of Nursing.

Required Certifications& Licensure

• Registered Nurse License (RN)
• State Issuing Authority.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• American Heart Association (AHA).

Preferred Certifications & Licensure

• N/A

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Minimum Degree Required

Associate's Degree (Community College, MBO)

Schedule Notes

• Shift: 4-9hr Days (36hrs a week)
• Experience: 1 years of experience
• License: RN - Single State or Compact RN License
• Certification: CWOCN, CWON or CWCN - Required BLS (AHA) Required WCC, CWS, WTA PREFERRED
• Additional Details: Inpatient wound and outpatient wound clinic Reason: Vacancy