RN Wound Care
About The Position
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers healthcare services to eligible military veterans at VA medical centers and outpatient clinics across the country. Driven by the mission to fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan", VA strives to serve and honor America's veterans by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship. The Phoenix VA Health Care System proudly serves Veterans in central Arizona at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center and nine community-based outpatient VA clinics.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience, with a specialization in wound care.
- Must be a graduate of an accredited college or university by the ACEN/CCNE in a nursing program with at least an associate's degree.
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) and Basic Life Support Certification.
- All nurses shall possess a current, valid, unrestricted nursing license in the state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States, throughout the term of this contract.
Responsibilities
- Assesses patients and develops plans of care for patients who are present at the clinic.
- Screen patients and evaluate chief complaints.
- Initiate treatment measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, certifications, and standards of care for the clinic.
- Consult with attending provider and collaborate in developing multi-disciplinary approach to provision of care.
- Coordinates available resources to provide patients and family with social, age specific, emotional, educational, cultural, spiritual, and other identified health care support system needs.
- Observe and assess patient clinical condition- collect and interpret data from the history and physical assessment.
- Based on interpretation of data, implements appropriate Nursing action, and informs the provider of the patient's status.
- Documents all relevant patient health care treatments according to the organization's policies and procedures and in compliance with the organization and accrediting bodies health care standards of care.
- Assess and apply wound dressing necessary to promote healing.
- Provide adequate medical supply to assist in getting wound to heal.
- Document accurate measurement length, wide and depth to ensure wound healing.
- Maintain professional knowledge and proficiency in unit specific nursing knowledge and practice through continuing education.
- Participate in development, updating and evaluation of standards of care and quality improvement measures of the organization.
- Maintains a professional caring attitude when dealing with patients, their families, hospital health care providers and other departments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
