Overview

Functions as a resource to physicians, nurses, patients, and families specializing in the care of patients with disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. Functions as an independent practitioner in the assessment, implementation, and revision of plans of care for patients with wounds, ostomies, fistulas, incontinence issues, and management of patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy. Participates in the development of pressure injury prevention programs, process improvement initiatives, skin and wound care guidelines, patient and staff education, coordination of services, guidelines for specialty bed usage and development of a product formulary within the institution.

Responsibilities

• Provides consultation and specific clinical care for in-patients who need instruction, management, nursing treatment plans for skin, wound, and ostomy care, and for incontinence management.
• Documents assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation, outcomes and nursing orders on appropriate chart forms and the electronic medical record.
• Promotes best practice by demonstrating a commitment to quality patient care and the profession of nursing.
• Oversees nurses in skin care, wound care, pressure wound staging and care, ostomy care, and encourages nurses to provide these measures independently within their scope of practice.
• Identifies potential discharge needs and notifies Case Management or other services to provide follow up care and transition to the next level of care.
• Recommends consultation with Wound Care specialist physician and or Wound Care Center for post discharge care when appropriate.
• Uses appropriate resources for prevention, management and treatment of wounds, for supportive skin care, ostomies, and incontinence.
• Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure injury development.
• Works with Clinical Education Department to establish competencies for clinicians regarding wound care through collaborate educational modules for wound care including patient and family teaching tools.
• Maintains responsibility for wound and ostomy care policy and procedures.
• Maintains and develops knowledge base and skills in the area of wound, ostomy, and continence therapy.
• Maintains current professional knowledge and competence in the specialty areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). Wound Specialty Education from accredited program preferred (WOCN, WCC, CWCN, CWS, CWCA).
• Three years of experience working as a registered nurse in an acute care healthcare facility. Previous teaching experience preferred.
• AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider,Registered Nurse – NJ or Registered Nurse – NLC multi-state
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities , Keyboard use/repetitive motion , Taste or Smell , Talk or Hear
• Occasional physical demands include:
• Continuous physical demands include:
• Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 0 lbs.
• Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Accurate Color Discrimination, Accurate Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing
• Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: Bloodborne Pathogens , Airborne Communicable Disease , Dust/Particulate Matter

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