What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Nurse position at Cozad Community Hospital?
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Title: Wound Care Nurse
Branch: Cozad Community Hospital
Department: Wound Care
Level: Experienced
Type: Employee
Employment Status: Full Time
Wage Type: Hourly
,Posted: 07-Jan-25
Expires: 06-Feb-25
Our Mission: To improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve demonstrating compassionate, patient-centered care.
Summary
The Wound Care Nurse provides acute and rehabilitative care for people with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The Wound Care Nurse also provides direct patient care to people with fistulas, drains, tubes, pressure ulcers, and incontinence in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of Cozad Community Health System.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Utilizes the nursing process for the performance of patient care to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the scope of practice.
· Performs admission assessments, gives medications, performs patient education, and evaluates patient progress towards discharge.
· Utilizes the nursing process when directing delivery of care to patients identified with wound, ostomy, and incontinence care.
· Collaborates with Medical Staff, management, and other healthcare team members to coordinate and manage the plan of care for patients.
· Administers treatments and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to physician orders and nursing policy, using standard precautions.
· Performs and maintains documentation.
· Participates in ongoing and systematic quality improvement efforts while providing quality healthcare services to all patients in a financially responsible manner.
· Ensures adequate documentation and accurate charge capturing for Chargemaster.
· Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.
· Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.
· Special projects and other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Associates Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Prior wound, ostomy and electronic health records experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification
Active State of Nebraska Registered Nurse (RN) licensure, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or Multi-State Licensure in a Nurse Licensure Compact State
Basic Life Support (CPR)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Physical Demands
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.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds; must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds; must occasionally push, pull, and assist with lifting up to 500 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the Wound Care Clinic, Nursing Floor, and Emergency Room environment is usually moderate.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.
Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law
