Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Ostomy Clinician (N. Greenville LTAC), FT, Days

Prisma Health•Travelers Rest, SC

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job Summary Provides care and consultation for a specific patient population with alterations of wounds, the GI/GU systems, drains, pressure ulcers and incontinence. Serves as a resource for other health care professionals, patients, families and the community. Designs systems to facilitate the appropriate care of this patient population for Prisma Health. Bonus This position is bonus eligible, follow this link for details. North Greenville LTAC Prisma Health invites you to consider a rewarding nursing career in our LTAC setting. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and their families. We offer long term care for patients who are medically complex, wounds resistant to healing, ventilator weaning, and extended post surgical recovery, amongst many others. Our current staff enjoy the nurse to patient ratios, opportunity to gain experience in both ICU and Progressive MedSurg levels of care, and the support of a small community hospital setting. Please join us in taking care of our community and embracing the care of long term acute care patients in Travelers Rest, SC. Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Requirements

Education - Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Experience - Three (3) years RN experience
RN - REGISTERED NURSE - NLRN
Certified by WOCNCB as a CWOCN, CWON, CWCN or COCN (Lawson Code COTR)
Current South Carolina R.N. License (Lawson Code NLRN)

Nice To Haves

Masters preparation as a Nurse Practitioner with specialization in Wound/Ostomy Care may be accepted in lieu of the Wound and/or Ostomy Certification.

Responsibilities

Assesses the physical and educational needs of patients undergoing ostomy surgery or continent diversions, or patients with wounds, fistulas, incontinence, percutaneous tubes or pressure ulcers. Communicates patient needs to appropriate members of the health care team. Provides discharge teaching as requested.
Identifies opportunities for system-wide improvement in skin, ostomy, wound or continence care; develops/revises Nursing Policies and Procedures, Standards of Care, and protocols based on current research. Evaluates the outcomes and effectiveness of system wide improvements.
Develops plans for care management based on patient needs through consultation and collaboration with other members of the patient's health care team; coordinates care in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Based on protocols, procedures and guidelines, implements and evaluates the plan of care for individual patients.
Identifies actual/potential issues of resource management/patient care, works with health care team to identify cost-effective alternatives; facilitates discharge.
Educates patients, families and staff on evidence-based skin and wound care practices. Promotes health care, in area of expertise, in the community through education.
Promotes role identification by serving as clinical preceptor to undergraduate nursing students and staff.
As a member of the Prisma Health Skin Care Committee, evaluates products used, including specialty beds and mattresses and presents findings and makes recommendations to Prisma Health Skin Care Committee and Products Committee. May coordinate meeting agenda and issue follow up for the committee.
Coordinates quarterly Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Studies and facilitates performance improvement activities related to analysis of results and serves as a resource.
Performs other duties as assigned. May perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy related duties, as needed, after completing the required h yperbaric training.
Performs other duties as assigned.