Enterostomal Therapist RN, Jackson Memorial Wound Care, Full Time, Days

Jackson Health • Miami, FL

41d • Onsite

About The Position

The Enterostomal Therapist aids hospital staff and physicians in the care of patients with stomas, draining wounds, fistulae, incontinence, or potential or actual tissue trauma. Manages patients with post-operative surgical wounds requiring packing or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), pressure ulcers and vascular ulcers. Provides support and education to patients and their families, including pre and post-operative teaching, wound care, ostomy care, and ostomy appliance maintenance/trouble-shooting.

Requirements

• Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience.
• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the specialty.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.

Nice To Haves

• Wound Care nurse experience, strongly preferred.
• WOCN certified, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides acute and rehabilitative care for people with selective disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integument systems in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provides patient/family education.
• Assists providers with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care and maintains appropriate patient documentation, records, and charts.
• Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency check-list.
• Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level