Wound Care LPN; LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse - HomeCare

Location:

60 Hartland St

E. Hartford (10630)

Work where every moment matters. Over 40,000 Hartford Health Care colleagues come to work with one thing in common:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. Join Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Wound Care LPN at Hartford Health Care at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut.

As part of the person-centered care model, this role will manage and deliver wound care for the Wound program. The role includes:

• Aid in the delivery of outcome-based wound care and cost effective care by utilizing metric-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with the Wound Team RN and CWOCN to achieve exceptional outcomes.
• Perform wound care in daily service delivery and maintain clinical care standards for clients receiving specialized wound care treatments.
• Promote daily operations and delivery of wound care to patients, and participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of program goals and objectives.
• Ensure consistent delivery of quality care and communication.
• Perform wound care to promote cost effectiveness for wound treatments in relationship to patient needs.
• Seek consultation with the Wound Team RN and WOCN staff for patient problems/issues requiring changes in the plan or interventions to solve complex problems involving client care.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary approach to client care with Wound program/Agency staff.
• Perform wound care and medical/surgical services required by the patient to achieve quality outcomes.
• Inform the Wound Team RN, CWOCN and the physician/wound clinics of changes in client needs and wounds requiring changes to the plan of care.
• Assist with staffing needs to meet service demands.
• Accountable for team performance in achieving desired clinical and operational performance measures.
• Follow trends in the specialty area of wounds for home care industry and make recommendations of treatment options for incorporation into the program.
• Participate in training, coaching of staff, onboarding, and the facilitation of professional development needs and competency for the wound program.

• Actively participate in the performance improvement process known as H3W.
• Participate in clinical education area to provide programs aimed at improving clinical competencies of direct service staff.
• Research new information related to wound specialty and communicate to the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

CT approved Licensed Practical Nursing program required. Wound/Ostomy Assistant certification preferred.

Experience

Minimum of two years nursing experience in clinical specialty area required. Two years in homecare preferred.