Registered Nurse Wound Care Clinic

Providence Medical Center; Kansas City (KS); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, is seeking a Wound Care RN to oversee assessment, treatment, and prevention of complex wounds. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, educate staff, monitor outcomes, and develop protocols to improve healing and reduce complications.

The role requires an active RN license, BCLS, ACLS within 30 days, and experience in acute care. Wound-care certification is preferred or obtainable within the first year.

Qualifikationen

• Current and valid RN license in the state.
• BCLS (AHA) required on hire and maintained.
• ACLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
• Wound-care certification preferred or plan to obtain within first year from an accredited credentialing board (WOCN, ABWM).

Aufgaben

• Perform comprehensive wound and skin assessments and expert management of complex wounds.
• Assess and document wound characteristics including location, measurements, drainage, and signs of infection.
• Develop and evaluate individualized wound-care treatment plans based on patient needs and evidence-based practices.
• Perform wound treatments, dressing changes, and other wound-care interventions.
• Select evidence-based wound-care products and treatment modalities.
• Perform wound cleansing and debridement within scope and policies, when appropriate.
• Monitor healing progress with measurements and documentation; adjust plans as needed.
• Recognize and communicate signs of infection or deterioration to the provider.
• Serve as a clinical resource for complex wound-care needs and advise on referrals.
• Ensure wound-care documentation supports quality reporting, coding, reimbursement, and continuity of care.
• Participate in CMS compliance, infection prevention, and wound-care practices initiatives.
• Coordinate wound-care needs across continuum of care, including discharge planning.

Ausbildung

Registered Nurse license (state)

BCLS (AHA) on hire

ACLS within 30 days of hire

Wound-care certification preferred or plan to obtain within first year

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Department: Wound Care Clinic

Employment Type: Full Time (No weekends or call)

Shifts Available: Days (Monday – Friday)

Hours: 8 hour shifts – flexible scheduling

Location: Providence Medical Center - Kansas City, KS

The Wound Care RN in our hospital will oversee the assessment, treatment, and prevention of complex wounds, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient care. They also educate staff, monitor outcomes, and develop protocols to improve wound healing and reduce complications.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive wound and skin assessments and provide expert management of complex wounds, including pressure injuries, surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers, venous and arterial wounds, and other skin-integrity issues.
• Assess and document wound characteristics, including location, measurements, wound-bed characteristics, drainage, periwound condition, staging/classification, and signs of infection or deterioration.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized wound-care treatment plans based on patient needs, wound characteristics, provider orders, and evidence-based practices.
• Perform wound treatments, dressing changes, and other wound-care interventions within the nurses' scope of practice, competency, provider orders, and organizational policies.
• Select and appropriately utilize evidence-based wound-care products, dressings, and treatment modalities.
• Perform wound cleansing and debridement within applicable scope of practice, competency, provider orders, and organizational policies, when appropriate.
• Monitor wound healing progress through ongoing assessment, accurate measurements, detailed documentation, and evaluation of treatment effectiveness; modify the plan of care as appropriate.
• Recognize and promptly communicate signs of infection, wound deterioration, ischemia, pressure injury progression, or other complications to the appropriate provider.
• Serve as a clinical resource for complex wound-care needs and make appropriate recommendations regarding provider consultation, special referrals, and advanced wound-care therapies.
• Ensure wound-care documentation supports accurate quality reporting, coding, reimbursement, and continuity of care.
• Participate in hospital-wide initiatives to promote compliance with CMS requirements, infection-prevention standards, evidence-based wound-care practices, and organizational policies.
• Coordinate wound-care needs across the continuum of care, including discharge planning and communication with home health, skilled nursing facilities, and other post-acute care providers as appropriate.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Must have a current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the state.
• BCLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
• ACLS within 30 days of hire.
• Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
• Wound-care certification preferred, or plan to obtain within first year of hire from an accredited credentialing board (WOCN, ABWM)

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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