Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Wound Care
About The Position
Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager to assess, plan, make nursing diagnoses, implement, and evaluate care for patients with fecal or urinary diversion and patients with wounds, skin problems, and pressure ulcers. Provides continuity of ostomy and skin care by improving nursing staff competence, performance, and understanding. Consults on ostomies, complex wounds, fistulas, pressure ulcers, and skin problems, and serves as a resource for nursing, allied, and medical staff, patients, families, and the community. The nurse provides age-appropriate care, applies knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, and assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs. The role includes attending seminars and in-service programs to support professional growth. On-call availability may be needed for departmental needs.
Requirements
- Associate degree in nursing, or professional nurse diploma program graduate; high school diploma or GED is required for nursing diploma program graduates.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or a compact-state license, required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
- Two years of wound-care experience.
- Certified Wound Care Nurse certification.
Responsibilities
- May place orders for ostomy, wound, and selected skin-care supplies; maintain appropriate products for RRMC and distribute them as needed.
- Meet with wound and ostomy product representatives to assess and trial products and technology, and make recommendations to the Value Analysis Team.
- Coordinate operation of the Outpatient Ostomy Clinic.
- Maintain a safe patient-care environment in compliance with RHS policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, including DNV, OSHA, and state requirements; support safety goals and quality initiatives; recognize, report, and resolve variances.
- Maintain daily patient and job-activity statistics and submit them to the Manager/Director monthly.
- Coordinate with the Ostomy Wound Education Program for Riverside Medical Education, including clinical rounds for third-year medical residents.
- Provide ongoing education and in-services to RRMC clinical staff and serve as a preceptor to nursing students from Riverside School of Professional Nursing.
- Chair the RRMC Skin Integrity Team.
- Teach ostomy patients and/or significant others ostomy self-care and document appropriately in the electronic medical record.
- Support safe practices referenced in National Patient Safety Goals and recommended by the National Quality Forum, and evidence-based practice referenced by NPUAP, NDNQI, and the CWOCN Society.
- Establish management procedures for patients with altered skin integrity, wounds, and/or fistulas, and document appropriately in the electronic medical record.
- Participate in the RHS ET Nurse committee quarterly to collaborate on order sets, integumentary documentation, product recommendations, and policies and procedures related to ostomy, skin, and wound care; serve as liaison with the Value Analysis Team.
- May conduct telemedicine consultations in RHS and document appropriately in the electronic medical record.
- Attend seminars and in-service programs to promote professional growth and development.
- May be on call for departmental needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
