Staff RN - Wound Care

Job Summary: Administers care and education to designated patients per request of physicians or nurses. Provides resources, education and leadership to the nursing staff and communicates interdepartmentally.

Essential Job Duties:

• Assess patient need for self-care instructions in diabetes, wound care, ostomy care, bowel and bladder training.

• Collaborates with nursing staff to develop the plan of care for patients requiring education and/or intervention in diabetes, wound, ostomy, bowel and bladder care.

• Initiates instruction and promotes self-care.

• Implements strategies to provide patient, significant other, and staff participation in health promotion.

• Utilizes age specific criteria in prescribing appropriate action to meet the needs of patients.

• Completes documentation in electronic medical record, including target assessment, treatment plan, implementation and evaluation of status and outcomes.

• Maintains communication both intra and interdepartmentally for continuity of care and patient education.

• Coordinates and manages department Performance Improvement as well as educating all stakeholder on process and corrective actions.

• Seeks educational resources and creates learning experiences to enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills for his/her competence in nursing practice and individual professional growth.