Responsible for the management of patients with skin conditions.

PRN Shift

Responsibilities:

• Completes wound care assessments, develops appropriate plans of care, and initiates wound care regimens.
• Conducts wound rounds per hospital policy.
• Maintains a current list of patients with skin care needs.
• Renders direct care to wound care patients as time permits (pressure ulcers, vacs and ostomy patients).
• Ensures that all photos are taken on admission and on a weekly basis.
• Assists bedside nurses with complex wound treatments.
• Updates wound protocols according to evidence-based literature.
• Follow appropriate universal precautions during the delivery of care.
• Uses proper lifting and body mechanics during delivery of care.
• Administers wound care medications per hospital policy and licensure regulations and completing the appropriate documentation.
• Learns new practices, services, regulations programs and shares responsibility for gaps in product, practice or regulatory knowledge.
• Networks with hospital staff and peer-level staff to share best practices.
• Organizes, plans, and manages time effectively and performs essential functions.
• Successfully completes all assigned training and annual skills competency as determined by the hospital, based on responsibilities, specialized equipment, high risk/problem prone/or low volume procedures including but not limited to emergency response techniques.
• Coordinates biannual Incidence and Prevalence studies for pressure ulcers.
• Participates in shared governance quality and safety council.
• Considers patient/customer comfort and need to control when planning and delivering patient care.
• Promptly responds to the needs of patients, families, staff and physicians.
• Demonstrates commitment to superior customer experiences with a service-oriented attitude.
• Respects and considers patient/family preferences, goals and privacy when planning/delivering care.
• Builds strong relationships with coworkers and other staff, recognizing individual talents and perspectives.
• Assumes full patient assignment if deemed necessary.
• Provides clinical education and training to enhance wound care skills of the bedside nurses staffing monthly time slots in the SIM lab.
• Coordinates weekly wound visits and stages pressure injuries. Takes weekly photo when staging pressure injuries.
• Works with dedicated stager group to maintain interrater reliability.
• Sees wound care consults patients/prioritizing new admission pressure injuries.
  

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with a State of Florida license and BSN level of education preferred.
• WCC certification required.
• Member of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.