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Enterostomal Nurse (RN) (H)
$74k-93k (estimate)
Full Time
1 Day Ago
King's Daughters' Hospital is Hiring an Enterostomal Nurse (RN) (H) Near Ashland, KY
- King's Daughters Medical Center
- Wound Care
- Ashland, KY
- PRN - Days - M-F 8-430
- Nursing
- Req #: 23287
Summary
- JOB SUMMARYThe Enterstomal Therapy nurse provides a comprehensive ostomy, skin, and wound care program for inpatients at KDMC. The ET nurses act as a consultant to access, plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess the care of patients with abdominal stomas, acute/chronic wounds, and incontinence. The ET nurse provides services to patients ranging from adult through the geriatric developmental life span.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Effectively assesses and reassesses patients based on criteria that are both age and culturally appropriate for the patient; Assesses/reassesses patient needs using objective and subjective assessment of the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental needs of the patient.
- Identifies appropriate patient needs and nursing diagnoses from the collected assessment data and plans care appropriately; Formulates and documents a plan of care based on assessment and in collaboration with the patient, family, and/or significant other, as well as appropriate members of the multidisciplinary patient care team.
- Updates and documents the plan of care daily and as indicated based on ongoing assessment; Administers medication correctly/safely utilizing five rights, two patient identifiers and double checks of high risk medications per policy.
- Performs nursing procedures, interventions and actions safely according to hospital policy/procedures; Consistently and thoroughly completes documentation on correct forms per medical center/unit policies.
- Coordinates and provides discharge planning and patient and family education throughout hospitalization; Provides care that is age appropriate and culturally sensitive; Evaluates the appropriateness of individual patient’s response to the nursing care and modifies the plan as evidenced by chart documentation.
- Recognizes change in patient’s physical and mental status and informs physician and/or other health care professionals as evidenced by chart documentation.
- Participates in Performance Improvement initiatives by evaluating outcomes of patient care and participating in data collection.
Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties: - EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Graduate of a school of nursing and maintains current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and other state(s) as required.
- Achieves and maintains current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Certification.
- NA
Minimum requirement:Preferred qualifications: - WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
- Constantly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
- Frequently required to walk and move about.
- Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
- Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$74k-93k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/22/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/20/2024
WEBSITE
kdhosp.org
HEADQUARTERS
Temple, TX
SIZE
100 - 200
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