Registered Nurse (RN) Wound & Ostomy - Days

University Hospitals•Willoughby, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports Lake West Medical Center Inpatient wound care needs. Hours are Monday through Friday 8-430 with some flexibility. Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status. WOUND: · Provides consultation for individual patients with altered skin integrity (e.g. pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, percutaneous tubes) to develop individualized plans of care and expected outcomes. · Provides guidance to staff in implementing protocols to identify, control, or eliminate etiologic factors for skin breakdown, including section of appropriate support surfaces. · Provides appropriate education to patients, caregivers, and staff regarding skin care, wound management, care of percutaneous tubes, and draining wound/fistula management. · Validates pressure injury data collection for nursing quality indicators via rounding, prevalence and incidents studies. OSTOMY: · Provides pre- and postoperative education to patients (and their families) who are undergoing ostomy surgery, with consideration of need for physical and psychological adaptation. · Marks stoma site preoperative by determining the appropriate sites for stoma placement with the consideration of the patient’s anatomical markings, physical capabilities and lifestyle. · Assess the stoma and stomal functioning and initiates appropriate procedure for stoma care (e.g. removes rod/statures, measures/fits a pouching system, and teaches care of the stoma /peristomal skin). · Provides appropriate education information to patients, including postoperative and discharge instruction about care, referrals, and supply needs. · Serves as a resource for patients, families, and clinicians after discharge through telephone consultation and refers to UH Stoma Clinic as needed. Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status. What You Will Do Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care. Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes. Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations. Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing. Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes. Additional Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation. Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Requirements

Diploma in Nursing or (ADN) Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required)
Knowledge of nursing process and practice. (Required proficiency)
Uses a wide variety of technical equipment to meet patient needs and prescribed clinical therapies (ie. stethoscopes, thermometers, sphygmomanometers and electronic monitoring devices. (Required proficiency)
Registered Nurse (RN), Ohio and/or Multi State Compact License (Required Upon Hire)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required Upon Hire)

Nice To Haves

Wound care experience
Wound care certification
(BSN) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)
(MN) Master in Nursing (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) May be required based on the clinical care standards of the unit.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) May be required based on the clinical care standards of the unit.

Responsibilities

Provides consultation for individual patients with altered skin integrity (e.g. pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, percutaneous tubes) to develop individualized plans of care and expected outcomes.
Provides guidance to staff in implementing protocols to identify, control, or eliminate etiologic factors for skin breakdown, including section of appropriate support surfaces.
Provides appropriate education to patients, caregivers, and staff regarding skin care, wound management, care of percutaneous tubes, and draining wound/fistula management.
Validates pressure injury data collection for nursing quality indicators via rounding, prevalence and incidents studies.
Provides pre- and postoperative education to patients (and their families) who are undergoing ostomy surgery, with consideration of need for physical and psychological adaptation.
Marks stoma site preoperative by determining the appropriate sites for stoma placement with the consideration of the patient’s anatomical markings, physical capabilities and lifestyle.
Assesses the stoma and stomal functioning and initiates appropriate procedure for stoma care (e.g. removes rod/statures, measures/fits a pouching system, and teaches care of the stoma /peristomal skin).
Provides appropriate education information to patients, including postoperative and discharge instruction about care, referrals, and supply needs.
Serves as a resource for patients, families, and clinicians after discharge through telephone consultation and refers to UH Stoma Clinic as needed.
Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care.
Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.
Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.
Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.
Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.