RN- Wound Care Ostomy

Mercy Hospital St. Louis Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy STL wound care nursing role on days: provide prescribed, delegated, and coordinated nursing care for patients needing wound and ostomy care. You will assess wounds and implement treatment plans to promote healing.

Active RN license required in the hiring state; WCC or WOCN certification is required. The role includes lifting up to 50 pounds and maintaining licensure. You will educate other providers and staff in proper wound care.

Qualifications

• RN license required and must meet State Board licensure requirements.
• WCC or WOCN certification required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe, delegate, coordinate, and oversee nursing care for wound/ostomy patients.
• Assess and monitor complex wounds.
• Develop and implement wound treatment plans.
• Identify and monitor signs of infection.

Skills

Wound care

RN licensure

WOCN/WCC certification

Patient assessment

Education

RN degree

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy! Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating the nursing care provided to a select group of patients for wound and ostomy care within the context of the organizations and nursing services. Wound care nurses specialize in the proper management of wound care by treating and monitoring wounds that are the result of disease, injury, or medical treatments. The job requires that a wound care nurse provides care that will optimally and safely heal various types of wounds, including but not limiting surgical openings, ulcers, decubitus ulcers, feeding tube sites, and abscesses. Their work requires that they access the wounds, create and implement treatment plans, monitor infections and signs of various infections, and clean wounds. The nurses must also have advanced skills to assess symptoms that require management of complex wounds. Wound care nurses will also educate other healthcare members in the area of proper wound care.

Position Details

Mercy STL Wound, FT Days

Required Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing:

Required Licensure

• Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the hiring state and/or compact state licensure.
• Must maintain licensure and meet all applicable State Board of Nursing requirements.

Required Certification

• WCC (Wound Care Certified) or WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse) certification.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly push, pull, and/or lift up to 50 pounds.
• Prolonged standing and walking throughout shifts.
• Ability to:
  • Grip
  • Reach
  • Bend
  • Kneel
  • Twist
  • Squat

Core Responsibilities

• Prescribe, delegate, coordinate, and oversee nursing care for patients requiring wound and ostomy care.
• Assess and monitor complex wounds.
• Develop and implement wound treatment plans.
• Identify and monitor signs of infection.