Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy
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Job Location:
Leesburg, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Inova LoudounHospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy to join the team. This role is full-time 4-9 hour days (rotation). Office hours are Monday - Friday; with occasional weekend virtual consult coverage after 6 months.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off paid parental leave & flexible work schedules.
Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy Job Responsibilities:
- Conducts comprehensive patient assessments to evaluate wound ostomy and continence needs and develop individualized care plans. Assessments may be virtual.
- Coordinates and provides direct patient care for individuals with complex wound ostomy and continence conditions
- Provides education and training to patients families and nursing staff on wound care management ostomy care and continence care
- Serves as a resource preceptor and mentor for nursing staff healthcare providers and interdisciplinary teams
- Collaborates with healthcare teams to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines and protocols related to wound ostomy and continence care
- Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and quality of care
- Stays updated with the latest advancements in wound care ostomy care and continence care and participate in professional development opportunities
- Fosters high standards of practice relating to the care teaching and rehabilitation of persons having ostomies fistulas wounds and incontinence
- Refers patients to home care outpatient services and support groups as appropriate
- Anticipates ethical/spiritual/cultural needs and intervenes to maximize patient outcomes
- Advocates for patient rights from patient and family perspectives and provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues
- Leads skin prevalence study within operating unit
- Demonstrates evidence of self-development by participating in a minimum of 80 hours of self-development activities with a minimum of 18 formal contact hours and maintains own Employee Continuing Education Record
- May perform additional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Certification/Licensure:Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association; 1 of the following: Certified Wound Specialist certification Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse certification Certified Ostomy Care Nurse certification Certified Wound Care Nurse certification or 2 additional years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care in lieu of certification
- Experience:3 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care and Wound Certification (see certifications) or 5 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care
- Education:Bachelors Degree in Nursing; Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
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