Wound Care Specialist - UPMC Shadyside

UPMC Shadyside is looking to hire a Full-Time Wound Care Specialist to support the Enterostomal Therapy department.

Schedule:

• 10-hour daylight shifts
• Occasional weekends

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient within an episode of care.
• Maintains ongoing follow-up evaluation for appropriate ostomy and/or skin care patients with needs after discharge from the hospital to provide for continuity of care.
• Incorporates national professional organizations (NPUAP) and (WOCN) as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient quality, safety and satisfaction in daily work.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patient and their families as well colleagues.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing self and others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses, new staff, medical students and residents.
• Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations within the department and with other health care personnel.
• Conducts in-services and formal lectures for nursing units and other members of the health care team.
• Contributes to the professional development of the unit base skin care committee by participation in clinical development of the unit representatives.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement.
• Applies evidence-based practice aspect of professional practice.
• Participates in product evaluation for ostomy and skin care needs for the health system to ensure cost effective quality patient care.
• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace.
• Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized leader in clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and /or evidence-based practice in the nursing care of patients with alterations in skin integrity, wounds, ostomies, fistulas and /or incontinence.
• Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the healthcare team and participates in the peer review process.
• Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care of applicable patients within the WOCN department and the Nursing department at large.
• Serves on Teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily.
• Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skill within the context of Relationship Based Care.
• Actively participates in shared governance at department level and serves on or acts as a resource to hospital-wide councils
• Participates in continuous learning within the specialty.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires.
• Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices.
• Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement.
• Applies the Nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates goal and a plan of care for applicable patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Practices solid communication skills and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care.
• Communicates the plan of care to the nursing staff, physicians, patient and family, and other members of the health care team as applicable.
• Documentation of patient care and plan of care is complete and promotes communication between caregivers.