Clinical Wound Care Nurse Inpatient - PER DIEM

Capital Health•Hopewell, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a Clinical Wound Care Nurse for its Inpatient unit. This role provides consultation and direct clinical care to patients requiring specialized management for skin, wound, and ostomy care, as well as incontinence management. The nurse will be responsible for documenting assessments, care plans, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record. This position promotes best practices in patient care and nursing, assesses the need for patient education, and implements and documents educational interventions. The nurse will also educate staff nurses on various aspects of wound and skin care, identify discharge needs, and collaborate with Case Management for follow-up care. Consultation with a Wound Care specialist physician or Wound Care Center for post-discharge care may be recommended. The role involves analyzing wound patterns to identify areas for improvement and collaborating with the Clinical Education Department to develop competencies and educational modules for wound care. Input and feedback on wound and ostomy care policies and procedures are expected, along with maintaining and developing knowledge and skills in wound, ostomy, and continence therapy. Travel between two main campuses may be required. The position also includes performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field, BSN preferred.
Must acquire CWOCN, CWON, or CWCN upon one year of hire date.
Two years of experience working as a registered nurse in an acute care facility or ambulatory wound care center.
AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider
Registered Nurse – NJ or Registered Nurse – NLC multi-state
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Wound Specialty Education from accredited program (WCC, WTA, CWS, or CWCA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides consultation and specific clinical care to patients within the inpatient setting needing instruction, management, nursing treatment plans for skin, wound, and ostomy care, and for incontinence management.
Documents assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation, outcomes and nursing orders on appropriate chart forms and the inpatient electronic medical record.
Promotes best practice by demonstrating a commitment to quality patient care and the profession of nursing.
Assesses need for patient education. Plans, implements and documents patient education and evaluates and documents patient comprehension and compliance.
Educates staff nurses in skin care, wound care, pressure wound staging and care, ostomy care, and encourages nurses to provide these measures independently within their scope of practice.
Identifies potential discharge needs and notifies Case Management or other services to provide follow up care and transition to the next level of care.
Recommends consultation with Wound Care specialist physician and or Wound Care Center for post discharge care when appropriate.
Uses appropriate resources for prevention, management and treatment of wounds, for supportive skin care, ostomies, and incontinence.
Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure injury development.
Works with Clinical Education Department to establish competencies for clinicians regarding wound care through collaborate educational modules for wound care including patient and family teaching tools.
Provides input and feedback for wound and ostomy care policy and procedures.
Maintains and develops knowledge base and skills in the area of wound, ostomy, and continence therapy.
Maintains current professional knowledge and competence in the specialty areas.
Travel between two main campuses may be expected.
Performs other duties as assigned.