What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Nurse - FT position at Humboldt Park Health?
Position Summary: Humboldt Park Health is looking for an Experienced Wound Care Registered Nurse to join our Dynamic Team:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Functions as a clinical expert consultant in the prevention and management of pressure/vascular ulcers, surgical wounds and abnormal skin conditions
- Serves as a consultant in the management of patients with urinary and fecal incontinence to prevent skin related problems
- Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice
- Develops and monitors standards of care and assists in the formation of and evaluation of procedures, protocols and policies related to skin care and pressure ulcer prevention
- Identifies staff educational needs through close collaboration with the Healthcare Team
- Conducts formal and informal educational programs
- Provides clinical mentorship by establishing relationships which serve to guide, orient, coach for the purpose of advancing practice
- Promotes continuous quality improvement in the delivery of effective patient care, products and services
- Guide bed surface management through authorization and monitoring of specialty beds
- Supervise the use of Wound VAC devices
- Maintains documents and records in compliance with departmental, organizational and external agency requirements.
Other Responsibilities:
- Adheres to downtime procedures.
- Adheres to established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
- Performs both essential and non-essential job functions in a safe manner as identified by Humboldt Park Health.
- Demonstrates an understanding of and models the mission and core values of Humboldt Park Health.
- Enhances professional growth and development by accessing educational programs, job related literature, in-service meetings, and workshops/seminars.
- Checks hospital email daily.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.