RN Wound Care - Atrium Hospital at Home Hybrid Charlotte Days FT
RN Wound Care - Atrium Hospital at Home Hybrid Charlotte Days FT
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Job Description
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Essential Functions
- Participate in virtual and home visits
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess and plan care and education for ostomy and wound care patients.
- Assesses patient care needs and identifies interventions for treatment/prevention of skin related conditions and ostomies
- Performs and/or assists with stomal marking preoperatively patient/family teaching followup care and discharge planning.
- Follows patients identified to be at moderate to high risk for skin breakdown and patients with complex wound management needs.
- Collaborates with medical teammates to identify care measures to prevent and treat pressure ulcers and complex wounds and fistulae.
- Works in concert with the medical staff in the use and application of clinical devices/support surfaces for prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers
- Conducts ongoing evaluation of patients referred for WOC services to include effectiveness of interventions.
- Develops and maintains evidence based practice guidelines for care of the ostomy and skin care patients
Physical Requirements
Work requires walking standing lifting reaching stooping bending pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift 25 pounds. Must speak English and adapt to fit the patient audience while conveying information. Intact sense of sight hearing smell and touch. Good finger dexterity. Critical thinking skills and ability to concentrate in a fastpaced environment with numerous interruptions.
Education Experience and Certifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Wound care experience required. BSN required. Graduate of a WOCNaccredited education program preferred. Wound and Ostomy certification required within 2 years of hire. Continence certification optional. Three to five years recent relevant direct care nursing experience required.BLS required per policy guidelines.
Employment Type
Full-Time
