Inpatient Wound Care Registered Nurse- Full Time

To ensure the delivery of competent, high quality clinical care in a caring compassionate environment with a focus on wound care.

This includes but it not limited to, utilization of skills in organization, planning, implementing, evaluation, and providing care through the use of hospital and nursing standards.

Functional Demands :

Inclement Weather : Essential

OSHA Category : Class 1

Client Age Group : All ages

FLSA : Nonexempt

Salary Grade : Varies

Reports to AVP of Nursing

Physical Demands : Regularly (R), Periodically (P), Essential (E) or Non-Essential (NE) Vision (Corrected / Normal) : (R), (E)Colored Vision : (R), (E)Hearing (Corrected / Normal) : (R), (E)Sense of Touch : (R), (E)Sense of Smell : (R), (E)Finger Dexerity : (R), (E)Temperature Discrimination : (R), (E)Clear Oral Communication : (R), (E)Pushing : (R), (E)Lifting : (R), (E)Lifting (Floor to Waist) : (R), (E)Lifting 12 to waist : (R), (E)Lifting Waist to Shoulders : (R), (E)Lifting Shoulder to Overhead : (R), (E)Reaching Overhead : (R), (E)Reaching Forward : (R), (E)Carrying : (R), (E)Standing : (R), (E)Sitting : (R), (E)Squatting : (P), (E)Stooping : (P), (E)Kneeling : (P), (E)Walking : (R)Running : (P), (E)Crawling : (P), (E)Climbing : (R), (E)Stairs (Ascending / Descending) : (P), (E)Turning (Head / Neck) : (R), (E)Repetitive Leg / Arm Movement : (R), (E)Use of Foot or Hand Controls : (R), (E)

Organizational Expectations :

Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.

Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, documentation and prevention.

Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience.

Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.

Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.

Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information.

Demonstrates excellent customer service through his / her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in Jennie Stuart’s Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization.

Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, and local requirements, and TJC standards and / or standards from other accrediting bodies.

Maintains compliance with organization's policies for handling confidential patient information.

Essential Functions :

Determines and delivers age appropriate care.

Assesses skin integrity with emphasis on prevention.

Utilization of critical thinking skills in prioritization of care.

Develops and prioritizes individualized plan of care.

Coordinates and collaborates plan of care with health care team.

Incorporates discharge planning needs in plan of care.

Documents interventions that are accurate, pertinent, timely, and legible.

Administers medication correctly based on patient's age and clinical condition.

Provides safe environment.

Includes patient, caregivers, and disciplines in care, council and health teaching.

Reads back verbal or phone orders to physicians-documents "RBV".

Documentation, handwriting, and signature are eligible.

Evaluates the efficacy of plan of care.

Modifies based on patient's current condition.

Makes rounds with physicians and surgeons as indicated or requested

Ability to supervise staff members who provide direct patient care.

Educates staff nurses on wound care, wound care protocols and documentation

Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care.

Responsible and accountable for all actions.

Practices within the scope of license.

Inspires confidence from patients, family members, visitors, and staff by exhibiting a calm "in charge" professional demeanor.

Tracks, records and reports organizational wound data

Non Essential Functions :

Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

Required Experience

Minimum Education Graduate of an Approved School of Nursing BSN preferred

Minimum Work Experience Background in wound care preferred

Wound Care Certification preferred or willingness to obtain within 6 months of role

Required Licenses

Registered Nurse

Current KY license or valid compact state license.

Current BLS for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network