Wound Care Clinician FT

Kindred Hospital Dallas Central • Dallas, TX

93d

About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program leading to licensure as an LPN/LVN or RN.
• Current state RN or LPN/LVN license.
• BLS certification.
• Three (3) years nursing experience with experience as an acute care nurse.

Responsibilities

• Implements policies and procedures, along with standards of care and practice related to patient care needs involving various types of wounds.
• Provides direct patient care assistance to staff nurses and acts as consultative service regarding wound care to clinical staff.
• Performs wound care functions under the oversight of a Wound Care Coordinator.
• Provides care for patients whose primary needs involve wounds.
• Evaluates all wounds upon admission and ongoing to determine treatment plan and provide early problem identification.
• Reviews initial treatment plan with the supervising Registered Nurse and Wound Care Coordinator.
• Reports to the supervising Registered Nurse and Wound Care Coordinator any change of wound status.
• Assists in planning patient's care for treatment of wounds and prevention of wounds.
• Evaluates products and cost effectiveness for use in hospital and makes recommendation.
• Reviews and participates in developing discharge plans.
• Educates staff on products available for use in hospital.
• Evaluates culture results, wound progression, and collaborates with physician and Wound Care Coordinator on treatment plan.
• Assists as needed with completion of root cause analysis and CMS quality data reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree