Clinical Wound Care Nurse Inpatient - FT - Day

Work Shift:

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Position Overview:

• Functions as a resource to physicians, nurses, patients, and families specializing in the care of patients with disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. Functions as an independent practitioner in the assessment, implementation, and revision of plans of care for patients with wounds, ostomies, fistulas, incontinence issues, and management of patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy. Participates in the development of pressure injury prevention programs, process improvement initiatives, skin and wound care guidelines, patient and staff education, coordination of services, guidelines for specialty bed usage and development of a product formulary within the institution.

  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  Education:Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). Wound Specialty Education from accredited program (WOCN, WCC, CWCN, CWS, or CWCA) required within one year of hire date.

  Experience:Three years of experience working as a registered nurse in an acute care healthcare facility or ambulatory wound care center with minimum of two years of wound care experience. Previous teaching experience preferred.

  Other Credentials:AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider,Registered Nurse – NJ or Registered Nurse – NLC multi-state

  Knowledge and Skills:Effective written and verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills.

  Special Training:Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office.

  Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities:

  Usual Work Day:Exempt Hours  

  REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

  Does this position formally supervise employees? No

  If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides consultation and specific clinical care to patients within the inpatient setting needing instruction, management, nursing treatment plans for skin, wound, and ostomy care, and for incontinence management.
• Documents assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation, outcomes and nursing orders on appropriate chart forms and the inpatient electronic medical record.
• Promotes best practice by demonstrating a commitment to quality patient care and the profession of nursing.
• Assesses need for patient education. Plans, implements and documents patient education and evaluates and documents patient comprehension and compliance.
• Educates staff nurses in skin care, wound care, pressure wound staging and care, ostomy care, and encourages nurses to provide these measures independently within their scope of practice.
• Identifies potential discharge needs and notifies Case Management or other services to provide follow up care and transition to the next level of care.
• Recommends consultation with Wound Care specialist physician and or Wound Care Center for post discharge care when appropriate.
• Uses appropriate resources for prevention, management and treatment of wounds, for supportive skin care, ostomies, and incontinence.
• Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure injury development.
• Works with Clinical Education Department to establish competencies for clinicians regarding wound care through collaborate educational modules for wound care including patient and family teaching tools.
• Provides input and feedback for wound and ostomy care policy and procedures.
• Maintains and develops knowledge base and skills in the area of wound, ostomy, and continence therapy.
• Maintains current professional knowledge and competence in the specialty areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

  Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities , Keyboard use/repetitive motion , Taste or Smell , Talk or Hear
  
  Occasional physical demands include:
  
  Continuous physical demands include:
  
  Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above