RN Nurse Outpatient- Wound Care

Olmsted Medical Center•Rochester, MN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an RN Nurse in Outpatient Wound Care at Olmsted Medical Center. The role involves providing comprehensive assessment of patient health status, collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and coordinate integrated care plans, and implementing nursing interventions. Key responsibilities include providing safe and effective nursing care, promoting a therapeutic environment, advocating for patients, and evaluating the effectiveness of care plans. The nurse will also be involved in health promotion, disease prevention, patient education, and adherence to healthcare policies and regulations. The position is offered at 0.5 FTE and 0.6 FTE.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited professional nursing program
Current Minnesota Registered Nurse license
BLS certification
Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, as well as web-based database programs and the internet

Nice To Haves

Wound care certification preferred
Medical/surgical, home health, or wound care experience also preferred
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university preferred; or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

Providing a comprehensive assessment of the health status of a patient through the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data used to establish a health statue baseline and plan of care. The RN also addresses changes in the patient condition.
Collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and coordinate an integrated plan or care.
Developing nursing interventions to be integrated into the plan of care.
Implementing nursing care through the execution of independent nursing actions.
Implementing interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
Delegating nursing tasks or assigning nursing activities to implement the plan of care.
Providing safe and effective nursing care.
Promoting a safe and therapeutic environment.
Advocating for the best interests of individual patients.
Evaluating responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Collaborating and coordinating with other healthcare professional in the management and implementation of care within and across care settings and communities.
Providing health promotion, disease prevention, care coordination, and case finding.
Designing and implementing teaching plans based on patient need and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Participating in the development of healthcare policies, procedures, and systems.
Is accountable for the quality of care delivered, recognizing the limits of knowledge and experience; addressing situations beyond the nurse’s competency; and performing at the level of education, knowledge, and skill ordinarily expected if an individual has completed an approved professional nursing education program.
Managing, supervising and evaluating the practice of nursing.
Maintaining OMC organization competencies and nursing competencies pertinent to area of practice.
Managing information in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Attend an approved Undersea Hyperbarics Medical Society Course.
Communicates effectively.
Other duties as assigned.