Wound Care Specialist
3 weeks ago
To provide expertise in the management of wound, ostomy, or skin care in the Wound Center. HBO unit is a monoplace chamber facility that serves outpatients. This unit administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diagnostic testing to referred patients.
Key Responsibilities- Performs safe and effective operation of the hyperbaric chambers and system components such as TcpO2 monitor.
- Administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients as prescribed by the hyperbaric physician.
- Assists with monoplace patient prep. Provides technical expertise to physicians and staff.
- Processes / maintains appropriate level of hyperbaric supplies. Maintains equipment maintenance and inspection files.
- Calls physicians/offices to clarify physician orders.
- Assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's educational requirements based on their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed.
- Ensures wound/ostomy/skin plan of care is understood by those in the continuum of care also providing patient services, i.e. Home Health, DME Company, and agencies in the continuum of patient care.
- Documents patient's response to interventions.
- Performs a thorough and accurate patient assessment to evaluate the patient's status, level of knowledge, determine readiness for education, plan and implement appropriate teaching strategies and assess the patient's response.
- Considers special patient needs when delivering nursing care.
- Evaluates patient/family cultural needs to promote comfort and compliance to prescribed regimens.
- Evaluates patient/family cognitive skills and adjusts education accordingly.
- Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab specimens for testing.
- Performs patient bedside lab testing and associated quality control in compliance with medical provider's orders and hospital lab procedures/policies.
- Perform department data collection, post treatment follow-up calls and quality reviews.
- Understand the NFPA guidelines specific to hyperbaric chambers.
- Provides effective and quality wound care education and documentation to ensure optimal level of care.
- Maintains knowledge of skin care, wound, and ostomy trends, standards, and product evaluation for ostomy and wound/skin care products.
- Documents patient care and any changes in patient's status thoroughly and patient/family education and assessment of patient/family learning.
- Assesses patients/family to desired educational method and includes that delivery method in all safety guidelines set forth by the NFPA guidelines regulating hyperbaric chambers.
- Follows all safety guidelines, procedures, and policies specific to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
- Attends UHMS symposiums or reviews literature to maintain current information on NFPA, OSHA, TJC, PVHO, and UHMS codes and facility credentialing requirements.
- Provides technical expertise to physicians and staff.
- Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and supplies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of tests and procedures.
- Displays and maintains pharmacology knowledge.
- Actively transfers knowledge of any wound care changes to staff.
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