Wound Care Nurse (RN)

Select Medical•Saint Louis, MO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a joint venture with Select Medical and SSM Health, is seeking a full-time Wound Care Nurse (Registered Nurse) to join their team in Richmond Heights, MO. This role establishes a leadership position in the wound care program, setting standards of care across hospitals and programs in collaboration with Select Medical wound care experts. The nurse will develop and deploy evidence-based clinical protocols, establish competencies for clinicians, and collaborate with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives. Responsibilities also include developing educational modules for staff, patients, and families, analyzing wound patterns to improve outcomes and prevent pressure sores, and coordinating competency evaluations. The role involves working with the Education department to ensure coordinated educational initiatives and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing and clinical education programs. A database will be maintained to track staff education, competency, and credentials. The Wound Care Nurse will work under the direction of the Director of Education on nursing education projects related to skin, wound, and ostomy management and collaborate with other members of the Education Department.

Requirements

Valid State RN License required
Previous hospital nursing experience required
Certified BLS required
Excellent presentation and organizational skills required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
WCC, CWCN, CWOCN or CWS preferred

Responsibilities

Establishes a leadership role in the wound care program, establishing standards of care across the hospitals and programs in collaboration with Select Medical wound care experts.
Develops and deploys evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support the best clinical outcomes for wound management, including development and updating product formulary.
Establishes competencies for clinicians regarding wound care.
Collaborates with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives, research questions, and outcome measures to support program innovation and excellence.
Develops educational modules for wound care to be used for internal and external education, including teaching tools for patients and families.
Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals, and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure sore development.
Establishes individual programs and courses directed at increasing staff knowledge, competency, and credentials in support of individual job objectives and the overall goals and mission of the organization.
Coordinates competency evaluation and testing for professional staff in collaboration with clinical departments.
Works in collaboration with Education department to assure coordination of all educational initiatives and activities to support the overall objectives and goals of the department and the organization.
Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing and other clinical education programs.
Maintains the database to track staff education, competency and credentials and utilizes the database to evaluate and plan for future educational activities and programs.
Works under the direction of the Director of Education on nursing education projects and initiatives related to skin, wound and ostomy management.
Collaborates with other members of the Education Department on joint educational initiatives.
Performs other duties as requested.