WOC Registered Nurse
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.
At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits valuable resources ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.
We provide:
- Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
- Family-focused benefits
- Wellness incentives
- Ongoing mentorship and leadership programs
- And more!
Description
7a-7:30p / Part Time / 24 hours
- Directs agency-wide initiatives for pressure ulcer prevention wound care and ostomy care to include supporting pressure ulcer prevalence data collection evidence-based policies procedures and protocols and advisement of appropriate support surfaces products and staff decision-making algorithms.
- Develops and conducts educational programs and clinical instruction for Emory Healthcare staff and students enrolled in Emory Universitys Wound Ostomy Continence Education Program.
- Provides advanced clinical guidance to physicians and nursing staff regarding the management of complex wounds fistulas moisture management and pressure ulcers.
- Determines appropriate nursing interventions for identified patient problems symptoms and teaching needs in respect to wound and ostomy care.
- Recommends the equipment materials and resources needed to successfully implement a wound or ostomy care plan.
- Must meet all Clinical Nurse I Employee Commitments.
- Achieves electives and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) system to maintain position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) AND Completion of an accredited WOC Nursing Education program
- Two years experience as an RN
- Must have a valid active unencumbered Nursing license approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
- BLS certification
- ACLS may be required in designated departments.
- Must achieve certification in Wound Care and Ostomy Care within 12 months
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certification in Continence Care is not required but preferred.
- Previous experience in Wound and Ostomy care preferred.
JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC) part of Emory University (EUV) is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet designated the Emory Clinic and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network established in 2011 is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia with more than 3450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.
Additional Details
Emory is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcares Human Resources at . Please note that one weeks advance notice is preferred.
Required Experience:
IC
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
About Company
"Have a Coke and a smile" means more to Emory University than it does to the rest of the world. The school, which has some 13,300 students and about 12,500 staff and faculty members, has a very low student-teacher ratio of about 7:1. It changed from Emory College to Emory University i ... View more
