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PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
The Wound Ostomy Nurse (WON) serves as clinical practitioner and consultant for patients with ostomy, wound, and skin care problems and provides expert, integrated, quality care by coordinating clinical care for high-risk patients with complex integumentary issues in the inpatient hospital setting. Services will be provided to patients at both BVRHC campuses.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan and implement patient care, and evaluate outcomes to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient. Provides expert, integrated, cost-effective quality care to patients with integumentary and ostomy needs.
Duty 2: Provides consultation and direct assistance to nursing staff in management of patients with altered skin integrity.
Duty 3: Serves as patient educator to all patients (as ordered by physician) undergoing ostomy surgery by assessing pre and post operatively, educating patient/caregiver regarding ostomy care, developing discharge plans and referrals as needed, and marking preoperative stoma sites.
Duty 4: Provides education and precepting to nursing staff on all aspects of pressure injury prevention, wound care management, ostomy management, compression therapies, and integumentary issues.
Duty 5: Participates in quality initiatives/committees/projects associated with wound/ostomy care and pressure injury prevention.
Duty 6: As assigned, completes chart reviews to collect quality of care data and prepares reports/graphs for hospital committees and outside reports.
Duty 7: Meets with product representatives to advise Value Analysis Committee on purchase of patient care items.
Duty 8: Develops and monitors policies and procedures as needed for wound and ostomy care.
Duty 9: Documentation is consistent with hospital policies and procedures.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent activities in sitting, walking, lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting and standing. The associate must be able to lift 50 pounds. The individual must have excellent eye/hand coordination with the ability to grasp, push and pull, finger dexterity and fine manipulation. The associate must be able to reach work above the shoulder, and be able to use foot controls. This position requires corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. The associate must have excellent verbal skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers.
This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)
Full Time
$80k-98k (estimate)
05/01/2024
05/20/2024
bvhealthsystem.com
Findlay, OH
<25
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