Wound Care RN

4 weeks ago

Grand Island, United States Unavailable Full time
Overview

CHI Health St. Francis was established in Grand Island Neb. in 1887. Today our hospital is a regional referral center with more than 100 physicians and more than 1100 employees working together to build a healthier community. Our goal is to provide patients with high-quality medical care close to home where they can be supported by their family friends and community.

Provides wound, ostomy, continence (WOC) focused care to patients with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure sores, dermal ulcers, and incontinence.  Responsible for various management functions (i.e., budget, supplies), educating, consulting, and researching.

Cares for patients aged neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric with a variety of medical problems at various developmental levels.  Patients are from both traditional and non-traditional family structures with a variety of sociocultural and educational backgrounds.  Clients served may include in-patients, out-patients, and patients in home care, ancillary departments, and contracted facilities. 

Responsibilities
  • Serves as a resource for nursing staff and other professional staff in educating patients and families in management of wound, ostomy, and continence conditions.
  • Provides peri-operative education and stoma-site marking for patients undergoing ostomy surgery.
  • Provides education to professional staff in topics on ostomy care, wound management, and skin care related to incontinence.
  • Selects appropriate supplies for WOC services in conjunction with Supply Chain.
  • Maintains expertise and keeps abreast of current knowledge in clinical practice by attending professional conferences and seminars, meeting with supply representatives, and reviewing current literature.
  • Utilizes the nursing process to assess and prioritize patient needs.
  • Formulates, implements and evaluates the patient’s plan of care.  Adjusts plan of care in consultation with the Primary nurse as appropriate and implements plan. 
  • Uses basic communication skills to provide care to assigned patients/ families.  Relays pertinent information through appropriate documentation and referral to other health care team members such as medicine, dietary and support staff.  Initiates discharge planning working in collaboration with the appropriate staff.
  • Initiates appropriate nursing action in crisis or emergency situations.
  • Carries out physician orders.
  • Provides continuity of care to meet the patient’s changing needs. 
  • Records information on the patient record in accordance with charting guidelines.
  • Utilizes time management principles and techniques.
  • Recognizes changes in patient status based on interpretation of assessments.
  • Recognizes examples of use of evidence/research based practice- at performance appraisal presents journal article supporting specific approach to a nursing care problem.
Qualifications

Education:

  • BSN degree required
  • One to three years’ experience in nursing necessary in order to provide and train others in proper care of wound & ostomy patients.

Licensure and Certifications:

  • Current Nebraska license as a Registered Nurse.  
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire
  • After 2 years of employment in Wound Care, must pursue certification in specialty area. (i.e. COCN, CWCN, CWOCN, CWON)

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