Wound Care Nurse
Wound Care Nurse
Posted on :
11-04-2025
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1 Vacancy
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11-04-2025
Job Description
WE ARE INSIGHT:
WE ARE INSIGHT:
AtInsight Hospital and Medical Center Chicagowe believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a fullservice community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering worldclass service to everyone we meet it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate loving expert and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team please apply now!
GENERAL SUMMARY:
This position works as a clinician and resource for the inpatient and outpatient wound care patients. The most common conditions evaluated and treated are chronic nonhealing wounds that result from venous insufficiency arterial insufficiency diabetes collagen vascular disorders pressure ulcers and trauma. Patient population typically consist of adults and the geriatric clients.
Description:
- Assesses patients and their families for educational needs relevant to wound care.
- Assesses patients for physiological psychological comfort and safety needs.
- Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing staff and health care providers to assist with planning strategy for wound care needs as well as ongoing education.
- Promotes optimum independence and return to selfcare as applicable to each patients individual circumstances.
- In accordance with all applicable regulatory standards; designs implements and evaluates educational activities related to assessed learning needs or knowledge deficits or patient care professionals in assigned areas.
- Remains current in and applies new clinical modalities technical competencies as well as clinical and research literature related to wound care.
- Maintains needed documents and materials in an organized manner such that they may be easily retrieved.
- Completes assignments and meets deadlines.
- Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety qualify of care or the services delivered.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
- Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patients care which results in patient harm.
- Attends inservice presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
- Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides collaborative and interdisciplinary patient care.
- Case Management.
- Office management.
- Performance Improvement projects.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge
- Associate Degree Diploma in Nursing required.
- BSN preferred.
- Successful completion of the certification requirements for Ostomy therapy preferred.
- Successful completion of the certification requirements for Wound therapy preferred.
Skills
- Basic computer skills.
- 3 years hospital experience in acute care preferred.
- Previous teaching experience preferred.
Abilities
- Ability to listen empathize and respond to patient family internal and external partners needs.
- Able to work multiple units caring for diverse population of patients.
- Able to work multiple units providing education and mentoring to nursing staff.
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner following the mission values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care service and kindness toward all patients staff physicians volunteers and guests.
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID19 as a condition of employment subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
Employment Type
Full Time
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