Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Care - Portage

University Hospitals; Kentucky; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management in Kentucky is seeking a dedicated nurse to provide age-specific care using the nursing process. The role emphasizes relationship-based nursing and safe, effective patient outcomes within a collaborative clinical setting.

The position requires strong communication, compliance with policies, and ongoing professional development to support optimal care and operational excellence, including PHI safeguarding and adherence to UH guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must possess nursing qualifications and licensure.
• Experience delivering age-specific nursing care.
• Demonstrates clear communication and collaboration to optimize patient care.

Responsibilities

• Implements the nursing process by delivering relationship-based nursing care.
• Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery for safe practice and positive outcomes.
• Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and operations.
• Develops self and contributes to professional nursing practice.
• Displays leadership influencing clinical and operational outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Refer to department orientation for specific duties.
• Safely and securely maintain PHI for patients per UH guidelines.

Job description

A Brief Overview

Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.

What You Will Do

• Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care.
• Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.
• Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
• Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.
• Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.