RN - Wound Care PRN1 DePaul Hospital

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Job Highlights:

Department: Wound Center

Schedule: PRN1

Location address: SSM Health DePaul Hospital

**Up to a $5000 Referral Bonus available to current employees**

Job Summary:

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 interprofessional 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 followup to evaluate care plan outcomes.
• Performs preoperative 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/caregivers 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 followup 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 systemwide policies procedures and standards of practice relating to wound ostomy and continence issues.
• Participates in ministry and systemwide 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 education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 025 lbs.
• Frequent sitting reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near 20 inches or less) and far 20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 2550 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (prorated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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