What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Nurse - FT position at Humboldt Park Health?
Job Details
Description
Position Summary: FT 80 hrs biweekly Days
Performs oversight and management of the HPH Skin Care Program. Oversight and management responsibilities include skin care program development, clinical patient care, staff and patient education. Employee is also responsible for incorporating evidence-based practices, skin care product evaluation, management of skin care devices and interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians and key practitioners.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Description
Position Summary: FT 80 hrs biweekly Days
Performs oversight and management of the HPH Skin Care Program. Oversight and management responsibilities include skin care program development, clinical patient care, staff and patient education. Employee is also responsible for incorporating evidence-based practices, skin care product evaluation, management of skin care devices and interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians and key practitioners.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Functions as a clinical expert consultant in the prevention and management of pressure/vascular ulcers, surgical wounds and abnormal skin conditions
- Serves as a consultant in the management of patients with urinary and fecal incontinence to prevent skin related problems
- Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice
- Develops and monitors standards of care and assists in the formation of and evaluation of procedures, protocols and policies related to skin care and pressure ulcer prevention
- Identifies staff educational needs through close collaboration with the Healthcare Team
- Conducts formal and informal educational programs
- Provides clinical mentorship by establishing relationships which serve to guide, orient, coach for the purpose of advancing practice
- Promotes continuous quality improvement in the delivery of effective patient care, products and services
- Guide bed surface management through authorization and monitoring of specialty beds
- Supervise the use of Wound VAC devices
- Maintains documents and records in compliance with departmental, organizational and external agency requirements
- Minimum 1 – 3 years of relevant experience
- Wound Care Certification preferred
