Registered Nurse RN Wound Ostomy Per Diem

RN Wound Ostomy

Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to determine physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs related to wound, ostomy, and continence care. Develop and document individualized care plans based on patient assessments, selecting appropriate interventions and supplies, and ensuring accurate records in medical documentation. Administer treatments and medications safely, monitor patient responses, and adjust care plans as necessary to improve patient outcomes. Provide direct patient care, including wound care, ostomy management, and continence care, ensuring patient comfort and promoting healing. Educate patients and families about wound care, ostomy management, and continence strategies, including self-care techniques and lifestyle adjustments. Conduct educational sessions for healthcare staff to enhance their knowledge and skills in wound, ostomy, and continence care. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive care and ensure continuity of care. Monitor and document patient progress, adjusting care plans as necessary based on patient response and outcomes. Provide emergent and on-call care for urgent issues, ensuring continuous patient support during weekends and holidays. Evaluate and address the educational needs of nursing staff to maintain competency in skin integrity and related care. Integrate evidence-based practice and research findings to improve patient outcomes and care practices. Communicate any issues impacting patient care to the Clinical Nurse Manager and team members, ensuring effective resolution and continuity of care.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Current knowledge in wounds, ostomies, and continence
• Ability to communicate with patients, staff, and peers
• Ability to work with people of various backgrounds
• Ability to work under stress and deadlines
• Organizational and time management skills in order to manage a full patient caseload on a daily basis
• Strong team building skills
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families, fellow staff, and physicians
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration, and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations with the assistance of health care support personnel
• Reports to work as scheduled and completes work within designated time and adjusts work schedule (days and times) as needed for clinic demands
• Computer skills including Microsoft office
• Professional growth practices
• Strong communication skills verbal and written
• Ability to manage stress and handles challenging situations and personalities
• Knowledge of outpatient hospital services
• Ability to work closely with physicians

Education:

• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]

Field of Study: N/A

Work Experience:

• 1+ acute hospital experience [Required]
• 1+ wound, ostomy, continence clinical experience [Preferred]

Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support CPR Cert (BLS) [Preferred]
• Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) [Preferred]
• Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN) [Preferred]
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) [Preferred]

Pay Range: $31.53 $52.24

Certain positions are subject to Florida Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as required by state law.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.