- Leadership skills.
- Knowledge of wound care concepts and the use of special modalities.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in using computers, software, web-based applications, and electronic health record.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
- Excellent judgment, analytical, organization, decision-making, and time management skills.
- Ability to use a logical thought process to formulate practical solutions to problems and manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
- Positive interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse population effectively and professionally.
- Sound knowledge of nursing practice.
- Ability to be self-directed and demonstrate good judgement in handling difficult situations.
- Provides nursing care of skin/wound conditions involving the identification, assessment, management, and ongoing evaluation of patients with alterations in skin/tissue integrity, that includes but is not limited to draining wounds, pressure ulcers, and vascular ulcers, and conditions resulting from incontinence, surgical procedures, and/or trauma.
- Provides patient care based on scientific principles/nursing theory and evidence-based practice.
- Provides preventive and therapeutic measures for patients with wound/ostomy needs.
- Collaborates with interprofessional healthcare professionals to develop appropriate plans of care for patients with wound/ostomy needs including nutritional and psychosocial needs.
- Provides patient education regarding prevention and care of skin breakdown, wound, and/or ostomy management.
- Provides education and delegation of wound/ostomy care management and interventions to staff nurses, LPN wound care specialists, and unlicensed assistive personnel adhering to the nursing scope of practice, policies, and procedures in the state of practice including those regarding delegating nursing interventions to qualified nursing personnel.
- Uses evidence-based knowledge and research findings to guide practice and develop strategies/interventions to manage care to achieve appropriate goals and outcomes for patients with acute or chronic wounds.
- Leads interprofessional teams to communicate, collaborate, and consult effectively; and ensure that safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered, and equitable care is provided for the patient with an acute or chronic wound.
- Evaluates processes, policies, procedures, and protocols/guidelines for care of patients with acute or chronic wounds; and recommends revisions when warranted.
- Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Description
We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today
This job acts as a registered nurse who uses the knowledge, skills, and abilities in the specialty area to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess the care of patients with wound care ostomy needs.
Education
Required - Registered nurse diploma.
Preferred - Associate or bachelor degree in nursing.
Work Experience
Required - 1 year of nursing experience.
Preferred - 2 years of wound care experience.
Experience directly supervising or managing others.
Certifications
Preferred - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider status according to American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.
Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) course completion.
WOCN, WCC, or CWS Certification or other approved wound care related certification such as a WOCN Society accredited educational program in wound management and/or certification by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certification Board (WOCNCB) in wound care (i.e., certified wound, ostomy, and continence nurse [CWOCN]; certified wound care nurse [CWCN]; certified wound and ostomy nurse [CWON]) within 3 years.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.
The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.
Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.
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