Staff Nurse - Wound Care Center - 0.8 FTE - Day - LHDCMC

Luminis Health; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 47,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan with employer match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance Benefits

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD

Job summary

Luminis Health, Inc. is seeking a qualified registered nurse to deliver high-quality patient care, apply nursing processes, and collaborate with the health care team at our Lanham, MD campus. The role emphasizes clinical proficiency, teaching, and ongoing evaluation of care plans.

Responsibilities include organized patient care, accurate documentation, and participation in quality initiatives in a fast-paced unit. Requires Maryland RN license and BLS, with salary range noted.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Adherence to the credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• BLS - American Heart Association Health Provider (note: BLS requirement does not apply in Prep Department).
• If serving as a bilingual/multilingual interpreter, certification in Medical Interpretation is required to perform the duties of a qualified interpreter.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and families.
• Organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on changes in conditions.
• Consistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs.
• Develops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient.
• Implements the patient’s plan of care.
• Demonstrates proficiency in medication administration, pain management and unit-specific skills.
• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and revises as needed.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess learning needs and develop teaching plans.
• Provides direct patient care in a culturally appropriate manner.
• Participates in unit governance, education of new staff, and real-time documentation.

Skills

Clinical nursing knowledge

Nursing assessment & data collection

Plan of care development

Teaching plan development

Cultural competence in care

Communication with patients and family

Clinical documentation (real-time)

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Adherence to Luminis Health credentialing bylaws

Tools

Electronic medical records / EHR

Job description

Position Objective

Contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare as a provider of direct and indirect patient care and by effective of the health care team. Functions as a competent member of the health care team.

1. Clinical Decision Making/Judgment

• Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and families. Demonstrates the ability to utilize all applicable laws, policies, standards, guidelines and evidence-based practice in the provision of patient/family care.
• Organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes.
• Consistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs according to established standards and policies.
• Utilizes a systematic, continuous and complete analysis of assessment data to develop individualized problem lists for assigned patients.
• Develops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient in accordance with established standards, appropriate prioritization of problems/needs, and mutually agreed upon goals.
• Efficiently implements the patients plan of care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrates proficiency in medication administration, pain management and other unit or initiative specific skills.
• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan(s) of care, making revisions and recommendations based on analysis of patient responses to interventions.

2. Nurse-Patient Family Relationships

• Demonstrates the ability to assess the patients/familys learning needs, readiness to learn, learning style, and presence of barriers to learning.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop, implement and evaluate teaching plans for patient populations in unit specialty in accordance with applicable standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span to the care of patients.
• Provides direct patient care to patients and families in a culturally, developmentally and ethically appropriate manner.
• Plans of care address the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and learning needs of the patient/family.

3. Clinical Scholarship

• Participates in QI, CPI and risk management activities at the unit, department or organizational level.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively perform and improve all processes in order to achieve excellence with regard to Luminis Healths quality standards and benchmarks.
• Supports the use of evidence based guidelines and organizational policies and procedures to promote safe patient care and a safe practice environment.

4. Clinical Leadership

• Participates in unit shared governance according to departmental standards.
• Participates in the education and orientation of new staff.
• Delegates patient care activities as appropriate; evaluates delegated activities for expected patient care outcomes.
• Employs real time computer documentation when completing patient record.

Educational/Experience Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Adherence to the credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws.

Required License/Certifications

• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing
• BLS - American Heart Association Health Provider
  • BLS requirement does not apply in Prep Department
• If serving as a bilingual/multilingual interpreter, certification in Medical Interpretation is required to perform the duties of a qualified interpreter.

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.

Pay Range: $34—$54 USD

Luminis Health Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs and more

Benefit offerings based on employment status

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