RN - Wound Care

Trinity Health•Ann Arbor, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN works in Trinity Health Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, a fast-paced ambulatory care setting providing comprehensive, patient-centered management of chronic wounds. Clinic staff collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive plans of care and use education to empower patients to manage their wounds at home. The position description also identifies a focus on a multidisciplinary approach to pain management, including patient-centered assessment of the need for interventional pain procedures to alleviate musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain conditions. The RN provides professional nursing care, develops and revises individualized plans of care, educates patients and families, collaborates with the interprofessional team, and supports quality, safety, and positive patient experiences. The role is part-time, day shift, during normal office hours Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
A BSN degree, or written agreement to obtain a BSN within five years of hire or transfer to an RN role; this requirement applies to new hires effective January 1, 2013.
Current Michigan nursing license.
Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and age-specific needs.
Interpersonal skills to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Critical-thinking skills necessary to perform the principal duties and responsibilities.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.

Responsibilities

Assess patients holistically, considering physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural, and spiritual factors.
Gather and analyze patient information, apply critical thinking, and implement interventions to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care using evidence-based interventions and standards of care.
Identify patient and family education needs; develop and implement teaching plans, use teach-back methodology, and seek additional resources when needed.
Identify resources for discharge readiness and plan care across the continuum in collaboration with patients, families, and other disciplines.
Collaborate as a member of the interprofessional team to achieve patient outcomes and participate directly or indirectly in interprofessional rounds.
Integrate organizational quality and safety initiatives into professional practice and use evidence-based practices to prevent hospital-acquired conditions.
Create an environment that promotes a positive patient experience.
Communicate accurate, timely, concise, and thorough verbal and written information, including documentation in the EMR; communicate patient status, goals, and interventions during consultations, rounds, and handoffs.
Direct team members caring for a group of patients during a designated time frame, prioritize activities, delegate appropriately, and demonstrate effective team-member skills.
Organize and prioritize workload around patient and unit needs, adjust plans as situations change, and perform purposeful rounding.
Use resources effectively, including patient supplies, linen, telemetry, infusion pumps, and physical and virtual safety attendants.
Collaborate with clinic staff in developing comprehensive plans of care and educate patients to support wound management at home.
Assess the need for interventional pain procedures as part of a multidisciplinary approach to pain management.