Registered Nurse Wound Care
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides direct care in the inpatient wound care department at St. Mary’s Medical Center. The Wound Care RN assesses patients’ skin, monitors wound status, and implements specialized dressing-change recommendations based on physician orders and clinical expertise. The RN implements offloading and HAPI prevention orders and adapts to policy and procedure changes in accordance with corporate policy. The Wound Care RN provides ongoing evidence-based education to facility bedside staff on HAPI prevention, dressing changes, and skin care. The RN establishes and maintains monthly wound care committee meetings with relevant facility participants, collaborates respectfully across departments to develop effective wound care practices based on evidence-based best-practice guidelines and corporate policies, and communicates relevant changes in treatment or clinical condition—including diagnostic study results—to physicians, charge nurses, and coworkers as appropriate. The RN reports HAPI occurrences to leadership in a timely manner and responds quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment. Participation in team development calls and meetings is also required.
Requirements
- Current and valid Registered Nurse license issued by the state.
- BLS certification upon hire and maintained as current.
Nice To Haves
- Previous acute care hospital experience.
- Previous wound care knowledge and/or experience (1 year).
- Wound Care Certification within the first year of hire.
- Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) or Wound Care Certified (WCC) board certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care in the inpatient wound care department.
- Assess patients’ skin and monitor wound status.
- Implement specialized dressing-change recommendations based on physician orders and clinical expertise.
- Implement offloading and HAPI prevention orders.
- Adapt to policy and procedure changes in accordance with corporate policy.
- Provide ongoing evidence-based education to bedside staff on HAPI prevention, dressing changes, and skin care.
- Establish and maintain monthly wound care committee meetings with relevant facility participants.
- Collaborate across departments to develop effective wound care practices based on evidence-based guidelines and corporate policies.
- Communicate relevant changes in treatment or clinical condition, including diagnostic study results, to physicians, charge nurses, and coworkers as appropriate.
- Report HAPI occurrences to leadership in a timely manner.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
- Participate in team development calls and meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
