RN Wound Care
Lakewood, CO - USA
Job Summary
Located in Lakewood Colorado St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured 2023 we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards certifications and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commissions National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If youre looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma cardiology stroke neurosciences breast imaging cancer/oncology care surgery and more we invite you to apply.
As our Wound Ostomy RN you will serve as the clinical resource and consultant for the acute and rehabilitative care of patients with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal genitourinary and integumentary systems.
Every day you will provide the full scope of WOC(ET) nursing practice including direct patient care for complex draining wounds ostomies fistulae dermal ulcers tubes and incontinence. You will also engage in education counseling research and administration regarding these specialties.
To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Nurse demonstrating expertise in wound ostomy and continence care. Your strong clinical assessment education and consultative skills are essential for optimizing patient outcomes in these specialized areas.
- Assesses and identifies condition of patient needs by direct observation examination patient and/or responsible person(s) interviews and their medical records.
- Manages WOC(ET) nursing office operations and program development as well as outpatient services for all patients within the WOC(ET) nurse practice.
- Plans patient care to reflect goals that are realistic measurable and consistent with medical plan of care including discharge planning.
- Implements nursing and medical plan of care through the delivery of safe and therapeutically effective interventions.
- Provides educational opportunities regarding guidelines of care for patients within WOC(ET) nursing practice.
- Evaluates patient progress toward expected outcomes
We are offering a $20000 Sign-On Bonus in addition up to $8000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
- Nursing Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact.
- Current Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association.
- Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
Preferred
- Two (2) years clinical nursing experience in acute care or wound care setting.
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