RN- Wound Care

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This job acts as a registered nurse who uses the knowledge, skills, and abilities in the specialty area to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess the care of patients with wound care ostomy needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Required
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Required – 1 year of nursing experience.

Preferred – 2 years of wound care experience.

Experience directly supervising or managing others.

Required
- Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider status according to American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.

Preferred
-Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) course completion.

WOCN, WCC, or CWS Certification or other approved wound care related certification such as a WOCN Society accredited educational program in wound management and/or certification by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certification Board (WOCNCB) in wound care (i.e., certified wound, ostomy, and continence nurse [CWOCN]; certified wound care nurse [CWCN]; certified wound and ostomy nurse [CWON]) within 3 years.

• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of wound care concepts and the use of special modalities.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, web‑based applications, and electronic health record.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Excellent judgment, analytical, organization, decision‑making, and time management skills.
• Ability to use a logical thought process to formulate practical solutions to problems and manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse population effectively and professionally.
• Sound knowledge of nursing practice.
• Ability to be self‑directed and demonstrate good judgement in handling difficult situations.

• Provides nursing care of skin/wound conditions involving the identification, assessment, management, and ongoing evaluation of patients with alterations in skin/tissue integrity, that includes but is not limited to draining wounds, pressure ulcers, and vascular ulcers, and conditions resulting from incontinence, surgical procedures, and/or trauma.
• Provides patient care based on scientific principles/nursing theory and evidence-based practice.
• Provides preventive and therapeutic measures for patients with wound/ostomy needs.
• Collaborates with interprofessional healthcare professionals to develop appropriate plans of care for patients with wound/ostomy needs…