RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
Unit Wound Care
# Patients/Day Treated Minimum 5- 15 depends on the day/ new consults
Ratios 3-4 other RN in this role
Required Certifications BLS, CWON (certified wound ostomy nurse) and WA RN
Common diagnoses/Types of wounds "Ostomies and/or draining wounds or fistulas about 25%
pressure, vascular, arterial and diabetic ulcerations as well as skin conditions resulting from incontinence, surgical procedures and/or trauma, skin/tissue integrity, altered continence, wound vacs"
Common duties Manages and coordinates patient care/wound management in consults and recommendations, accordance with established standards, defined timelines and overall plan of care, documentation and billing, discharge for supplies, identification, assessment, prevention and continuing education, interdisciplinary collaboration, do provide a phone for photo documentation
Experience or 'Must have' skills CWON certification, no previous travel experience required
What are the primary areas of hospital that they cover? SJMC- inpatient wound care for St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony and St Anne
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Days (4/10)s, Float to St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony, and St Anne as needed
Weekend Requirements None
Holiday Requirements None
Is there a call or standby requirement? None
Floating Requirements Float to other facilities, sometimes have it planned in advance
Scrub Color/Dress Code No color preference
Unit/Department specific orientation Orientation to all hospitals, with a preceptor and documentation education.
Additional Notes Smith and Nephew wound vacs