RN - Wound Center - Full Time

Description

GENERAL SUMMARY

Responsible for providing wound care to Wound Clinic patients in the hospital based outpatient wound clinic.

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT

To provide personalized, professional healthcare services to the residents of the Communities we serve.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.    Demonstrates effective communication skills with physicians, department and hospital staff, patients, caregivers and referral sources.

2.    Provides comprehensive wound assessment and evaluation and works closely with the Wound Care Medical Director to plan, implement and coordinate the patient's needs.  

3.    Demonstrates competence in patient/wound assessment and dressing protocols /procedures and products.

4.    Documents assessment and patient data following all existing structure standards and guidelines for forms

5.    Evaluates effectiveness of care given by self and by all health care team members.  Also, evaluates contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in processing patients toward desired outcomes. 

6.    Demonstrates competency in select psychomotor skills adhering to predefined written procedures. 

7.    Identifies patient learning needs and readiness for learning.  Implements patient/significant other instruction to meet self-care needs as defined in standards of care and patient teaching protocols. 

8.    Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient rights, as identified within the institution.     

9.    Functions with an awareness of and adherence to safety requirements as 
            identified in existing standards

10.     Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.

11.    Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of structure standards, patient care resources/references, protocols, pertinent drugs, standards of care, and significant lab values.

12.    Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice within the Illinois Practice Act.

13.    Participates actively in staff development activities by sharing knowledge with others and using appropriate teaching/learning strategies to assist peers. 

14.    Demonstrates self directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development.

15.    Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively requests guidance in areas of question.

16.    Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of professional practice and patient care and strives to manage situations in a reduced-risk manner.

17.    Participates in development and attainment of department goals

18.    Participates in development of standards at both the generic and department specific levels, demonstrates an attitude of acceptance/importance of standards in all professional practice strives to achieve minimum compliance levels and uses “professional modification” measures with sound clinical judgment.

19.    Actively involves self in Performance Improvement (PI) activities at the generic and department levels through use of data sources and compliance peer review monitoring. 

20.    Demonstrates effective organization and priority settings abilities in using self, human, and material resources in a time oriented and cost containment manner.

21.    Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills by implementing existing communication methods (i.e. staff meetings, communication boards, etc.), and always attempting to receive and give information in a timely, concise, clear and positive manner.

22.    Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and families. 

23.    Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority in clinical and operational matters when seeking direction, validating self decision making, and resolving problematic issues. 

24.    Remains flexible when patient consensus changes

25.    Demonstrates problem identification skills using existing PI tools/methods; demonstrates sound clinical and operational decision-making abilities based on current standards and resulting in prompt action/resolution.

26.    Demonstrates an attitude of seeking knowledge and rationale for actions and shows ability to apply theory/data to the clinical settings. 

Qualifications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.    Requires the ability to stand 40% of the time.

2.    Requires the ability to walk 50% of the time.

3.    Requires the ability to sit 10% of the time.

4.    Physical strength to perform the following lifting tasks:

•    Floor to waist - 40 pounds
•    14” to waist  - 50 pounds
•    Waist to shoulder - 20 pounds
•    Shoulder to overhead - 10 pounds
•    Carry 40 pounds 30 feet
•    Push 40 pounds/force 30 feet
•    Pull 40 pounds/force 10 feet
•    Carry 20 pounds away from body 30 feet

5.    May require climbing, stooping, crouching, handling, above shoulder reaching, grasping, hearing, balancing, kneeling, reaching, speaking, seeing, fine manipulation, depth perception and color vision.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Reports to the Wound Clinic Director.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

1.    Registered nurse with current, unrestricted Illinois Registered Nursing license.
2.    BLS Certified.

INFECTION EXPOSURE RISK LEVEL 

Category I– Maximal Risk - This job usually involves contact with patient or patient specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids and tissue is possible. The Hepatitis B vaccine shall be made available.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1.    Is not required to work under any extreme conditions, but may be required to work around fumes or airborne particles.

2.    Must be able to work around a moderate noise level such as in an office environment.

Salary : $25 - $50