Senior Wound Care Nurse II (RN), Days, $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Ummsphysician; Oregon (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a Senior Wound Care Nurse II to join their dedicated team. This role emphasizes leadership, evidence-based practices, and clinical expertise in wound care. You will be responsible for providing independent patient care, mentoring fellow nurses, and leading quality improvement initiatives. With a focus on community health, the position offers a competitive salary and a $20,000 sign-on bonus. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and advancing your professional development, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of $20,000

Shift differential

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed RN with a BSN and WOCN certification.
• Experience in clinical practice and leadership roles required.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent care and serve as a clinical resource for the unit.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives and monitor patient safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Evidence-based practice

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Patient safety

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) certification

Current CPR certification

Tools

Computer systems for patient information

Job description

Senior Wound Care Nurse II (RN), Days, $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

• Full-time
• Shift: Day
• Location: UMMC Midtown Campus
• Position Type: Non-Exempt

When we say “our community” we mean it.

UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City.

Located in Baltimore’s cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180-bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases.

*Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) preferred*

As anExperienced Certified Wound Care Nurse, you will be required to consistently demonstrate effective leadership behaviors, advance evidence-based practices, lead unit governance initiatives, and coach others to excel and grow in their professional nursing roles.

Clinical Practice

• Provides independent carefor the unit-specific patient population; serves as a clinical resource, integrates evidence into practice, and functions effectively in unit-specific roles (e.g., arrest team for ICU, triage for ED).
• Accountable to patients and familiesfor care processes and outcomes during an episode of care.
• Accountable to peersfor advancing group practice on the unit and to the nurse manager for overall work performance.
• Serves as a clinical expertand professional resource for unit nurses, utilizing clinical expertise to teach informally on the unit or through formal classes.
• Advances clinical practiceon the unit by consistently integrating evidence into practice, forming a solid foundation for unit practice.

Service/Quality

• Leads effortsto address Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI) improvement opportunities; develops, implements, and evaluates action plans.
• Leads performance improvement initiativesby designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating results.
• Monitors patient and unit safety standardsand actively contributes to the development and implementation of improvement plans.
• Coaches CNI and CNIIson performance improvement (PI) and/or evidence-based practice (EBP).
• Complies with, participates in, and leads regulatory activitieswithin the unit/division or organization.
• Leads the developmentof Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, or research at the unit level, meeting at least one form of advancing practice in the continuum of research. Leads at least one primary project using a model as the project’s framework, identified within the portfolio.

Unit Operations

• Performs charge roleas scheduled and coaches new charge nurses.
• Oversees unit orientation programand plans clinical experiences for orientation.
• Serves as a unit steward(e.g., liaison for lab, nutrition, pharmacy).
• Mentors and coaches other nursesto advance their development and maintain competencies required for the patient population served.
• Role models and holds peers accountablefor Healthy Work Environment guidelines (communication, collaboration, effective decision-making, recognition, leadership, staffing).
• Orients nursesto unit-level governance structure and councils.

Professional Development

• Serves as an expert preceptor, coach, and mentorto new nurses, students, and preceptors.
• Mentors and coaches unit leadersor those assuming leadership roles on councils or major governance initiatives.
• Leads unit processesfor the development of ancillary personnel’s skills and development; leads unit-based peer review processes.
• Actively engages in advancing own practiceand serves as a role model for others.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Maryland, or eligibility to practice due to Compact state agreements as outlined by the MD Board of Nursing.
• BSN or Conferred BSN degreerequired as of July 1, 2013.
• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)certification.
• Current CPR certificationrequired.
• Relevant clinical work experience related to unit practice.
• Maintenance of 20 contact hours of education every two years.
• Membership in a professional organization.

Additional information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Current and active specialty certification, OR
• Current matriculation or completionof a degree or certificate program (Post-Baccalaureate or higher, 12 credits or greater) within the past 24 months, OR
• Formal teaching(submit signed “Approval for Formal Teaching”) within the past 24 months, OR
• Membership in a professional association board or committeewithin the past 24 months (not a hospital committee), OR
• Active participation as a peer reviewerfor a professional journal (minimum of 2/year, submit signed “Peer Reviewer Validation Form”).
• Demonstrated abilityto assume a clinical leadership role and effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member.
• Proficiency in computer systemsfor managing patient information.
• Knowledge and skillsnecessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
• Understanding of growth and development principlesover the lifespan and ability to assess data reflective of patient-specific needs.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ensures patient safetyin job functions and through participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes actionto correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near missesto appropriate management.
• Identifies possible risksin processes, procedures, and devices, and communicates them to those in charge.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $41.50-$56.31
• Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential, $20,000 Sign-on Bonus