Wound Ostomy RN

CommonSpirit Health•Lincoln, NE

10h

About The Position

Where You’ll Work CHI Health St. Elizabeth founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889 is a full-service 260-bed nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care women’s health burn and wound cardiology oncology emergency medicine orthopedics and neuroscience. Job Summary and Responsibilities Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives! Job Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Provides wound, ostomy, continence (WOC) focused care to patients with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure sores, dermal ulcers, and incontinence. Responsible for various management functions (i.e., budget, supplies), educating, consulting, and researching. Cares for patients aged neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric with a variety of medical problems at various developmental levels. Patients are from both traditional and non-traditional family structures with a variety of sociocultural and educational backgrounds. Clients served may include in-patients, out-patients, and patients in home care, ancillary departments, and contracted facilities. The Registered Nurse is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients. The Registered Nurse demonstrates competency in nursing practice as outlined in the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act. The Registered Nurse must be trained to provide care for patients in their primary department. Serves as a resource for nursing staff and other professional staff in educating patients and families in management of wound, ostomy, and continence conditions. Provides peri-operative education and stoma-site marking for patients undergoing ostomy surgery. Provides education to professional staff in topics on ostomy care, wound management, and skin care related toincontinence.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state
Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Experience as a Registered Nurse preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification (ex: CCRN, CNOR, CEN) preferred
Additional certification or licensure may be required for some specialty areas

Responsibilities

delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician
utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits
Provides wound, ostomy, continence (WOC) focused care to patients with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure sores, dermal ulcers, and incontinence
Responsible for various management functions (i.e., budget, supplies), educating, consulting, and researching
assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients
demonstrates competency in nursing practice as outlined in the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act
trained to provide care for patients in their primary department
Serves as a resource for nursing staff and other professional staff in educating patients and families in management of wound, ostomy, and continence conditions
Provides peri-operative education and stoma-site marking for patients undergoing ostomy surgery
Provides education to professional staff in topics on ostomy care, wound management, and skin care related toincontinence