RN - Outpatient Wound Care - Shawnee

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Monday-Friday: 8AM-4:30PMLooking for a RN opportunity where patients come first and you are valued as a team member?  At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you. 

Sign-on Bonus Available!

$10,000-2+ year of experience

$7,500-Less than 2 years experience

**Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates.  Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life.  At SSM Health St Anthony, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it. That's why we're offering new flexible nursing options and a sasame-dayay option.

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Job Summary:

Implements and evaluates the organization’s wound and ostomy evidence-based care and prevention program in order to achieve exceptional clinical outcomes.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluates patients of all ages who are consulted and/or referred by medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care disciplines for wound, ostomy, and continence related needs; collaborates with appropriate health care providers to allow for timely assessment and inter-professional interventions.
• Utilizes the nursing process to develop, communicate, implement and/or delegate, and document a care plan for appropriate patients with wound, ostomy, continence issues and/or are at high risk for skin breakdown; performs patient follow-up to evaluate care plan outcomes.
• Performs pre-operative stoma site marking for urinary and fecal diversions and conservative sharp instrumental debridement and chemical cautery with provider order.
• Designs and implements wound, ostomy, continence related information and patient education appropriate to the patient/family/caregiver’s developmental level, learning needs, learning readiness, and cultural values/beliefs. Coordinates education with physician and nursing staff and other members of the healthcare team.
• Develops and documents discharge plan including follow-up as it relates to wound, ostomy, and continence needs and communicates with patient/family/caregiver and appropriate nursing, physician, and care management staff.
• Utilizes research and other forms of evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate ministry and system-wide policies, procedures, and standards of practice relating to wound, ostomy and continence issues.
• Participates in ministry and system-wide evaluation of resource utilization as it pertains to wound, ostomy, and continence products, formulary development, support services, and other medical devices.
• Participates in the education of all members of the healthcare team as it relates to the management of wounds, ostomies, and continence.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or e