Registered Nurse - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center :
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Outpt Wound Center

Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Nurse provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to patients under the direction of a wound care provider (physician or APP). The HBOT nurse is responsible for operating a monoplace hyperbaric oxygen chamber, monitoring chamber function and patient response to therapy during each dive, intervening to improve patient condition or avoid harm, and upholding all protocols and safety standards.

They will work within the service's scope of practice and collaborate with other relevant disciplines.

Monday
- Friday

Days

The Vanderbilt Wound Center provides specialized, multidisciplinary care for patients with chronic or complex wounds that have not responded to traditional treatments. Bringing together experts from a variety of medical and surgical specialties, the center delivers compassionate, patient-centered care using both proven treatment methods and advanced wound-healing therapies. In addition to clinical expertise, the team supports patients and families by helping navigate insurance processes to ensure access to necessary treatments and supplies.

The center treats a wide range of challenging conditions, including diabetic foot wounds, pressure wounds, gangrene, necrotic wounds, osteomyelitis (bone infections), calciphylaxis, failed skin and muscle flaps, and pyoderma gangrenosum.

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
• Provide hyperbaric chamber operations and maintenance in accordance with UHMS standards
• Recognize changes in patient condition and intervene appropriately.
• Demonstrate competency in core/unit specific skills.
• Deliver relevant pre and post dive care including cleaning and dressing wounds.
• Accurately and completely document all care provided according to hospital and department policy.
• Provide patient/family education including assessment, documentation, instruction, and materials

• PATIENT ASSESSMENT & CLINICAL JUDGMENT (Intermediate):
  Performs thorough patient assessment; synthesizes clinical data to identify risks, contraindications, and changes in condition requiring intervention.
• HYPERBARIC CHAMBER OPERATIONS (Intermediate):
  Safely operates monoplace chambers; manages pressurization/decompression protocols; monitors chamber systems and responds to alarms or malfunctions.
• E…