Registered Nurse (RN) — Wound Care Clinic — St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital

Mercy Health • Youngstown, OH

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Outpatient Wound Care performs and documents complete patient assessments, initiates and maintains current nursing care plans for all assigned patients, identifies patient learning needs to provide individualized and comprehensive teaching, administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures, and acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the Outpatient Wound Care department. Adheres to and promotes departmental plans, goals, and objectives in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, regulatory, and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Operations. Serves as a team player to provide appropriate wound service coverage in the center. Assists clinical leadership in monitoring clinic flow to improve efficiencies and productivity. Collaborates with the clinical leaders and other regional leaders to drive consistency and standardization of best practices. Works with hospital personnel to ensure availability of adequate resources, supplies, equipment, and services. Develops and maintains effective working relationship working with physicians and all wound center staff. Works collaboratively with hospital partners, as appropriate, to maintain fiscal objectives and seek opportunities for cost-saving measures. Be mindful of revenue cycle components including scheduling, registration, clinical coverage/treatment, documentation, billing, collections, and denials. Assists leadership to perform auditing to ensure documentation supports reimbursement. BSMH nurses are expected to practice and deliver care in accordance with the core concepts and intention of the BSMH Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Requirements

• Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact or RN applicant (required)
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (required)
• Recent experience in acute care and/or home health care (required)
• Successful completion of Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) approved 40-hour course within 6 months of hire and completion of written exam (required for Wound Care Centers that offer HBOT)
• Appropriately assigns patient care
• Safely and efficiently develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care
• Ability to teach clinical skills and share clinical knowledge
• Perform comprehensive patient clinical assessment
• Ongoing assessment of patient care during treatment
• Application of the nursing process in patient care delivery
• Patient and family education
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills at all levels
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Conflict resolution
• Active listening
• Relationship building
• Time Management
• Dependability
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Professionalism
• Accountability
• Stewardship of resources
• Remains calm, adaptive, and collective during an emergency
• Working knowledge of office and clinical technologies
• Advanced Wound Care Nursing knowledge
• Advanced Wound Care Nursing skills
• Negative Pressure Therapy
• Compression Therapy
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Utilization of skin substitutes
• Total contact casting
• Individuals in this position are required to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies concerning infection control.

Nice To Haves

• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
• CWCN (Certified Wound Care Nurse) (preferred)
• COCN (Certified Ostomy Care Nurse) (preferred)
• CCCN (Certified Continence Care Nurse) (preferred)
• CWON (Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse) (preferred)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
• Master of Science Nursing (preferred)
• Experience in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (preferred)
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents complete patient assessments.
• Initiates and maintains current nursing care plans for all assigned patients.
• Identifies patient learning needs to provide individualized and comprehensive teaching.
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the Outpatient Wound Care department.
• Adheres to and promotes departmental plans, goals, and objectives in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, regulatory, and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Operations.
• Serves as a team player to provide appropriate wound service coverage in the center.
• Assists clinical leadership in monitoring clinic flow to improve efficiencies and productivity.
• Collaborates with the clinical leaders and other regional leaders to drive consistency and standardization of best practices.
• Works with hospital personnel to ensure availability of adequate resources, supplies, equipment, and services.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationship working with physicians and all wound center staff.
• Works collaboratively with hospital partners, as appropriate, to maintain fiscal objectives and seek opportunities for cost-saving measures.
• Be mindful of revenue cycle components including scheduling, registration, clinical coverage/treatment, documentation, billing, collections, and denials.
• Assists leadership to perform auditing to ensure documentation supports reimbursement.
• Practices and delivers care in accordance with the core concepts and intention of the BSMH Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HAS/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree