Wound Care Nurse

Insight Hospital and Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to delivering compassionate and expert care. This role focuses on wound care for adults and geriatric patients, where you will assess needs, educate staff, and promote patient independence. The position emphasizes collaboration with nursing staff and healthcare providers to enhance patient outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a supportive environment, this opportunity at a community-focused hospital is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred.
• 3 years hospital experience in acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides collaborative and interdisciplinary patient care.
• Assesses patients for educational needs relevant to wound care.

Skills

Patient Care

Wound Care

Case Management

Basic Computer Skills

Teaching Skills

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!

GENERAL SUMMARY:

This position works as a clinician and resource for the inpatient and outpatient wound care patients. The most common conditions evaluated and treated are chronic, non-healing wounds that result from venous insufficiency, arterial insufficiency, diabetes, collagen vascular disorders, pressure ulcers, and trauma. Patient population typically consists of adults and geriatric clients.

Description:

• Assesses patients and their families for educational needs relevant to wound care.
• Assesses patients for physiological, psychological, comfort, and safety needs.
• Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing staff and health care providers to assist with planning strategy for wound care needs, as well as ongoing education.
• Promotes optimum independence and return to self-care as applicable to each patient’s individual circumstances.
• In accordance with all applicable regulatory standards, designs, implements, and evaluates educational activities related to assessed learning needs or knowledge deficits for patient care professionals in assigned areas.
• Remains current in and applies new clinical modalities, technical competencies, as well as clinical and research literature related to wound care.
• Maintains needed documents and materials in an organized manner such that they may be easily retrieved.
• Completes assignments and meets deadlines.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and uses the system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides collaborative and interdisciplinary patient care.
• Case Management.
• Office management.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge

• Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing, required.
• BSN preferred.
• Successful completion of the certification requirements for Ostomy therapy preferred.
• Successful completion of the certification requirements for Wound therapy preferred.

Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• 3 years hospital experience in acute care preferred.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.

Abilities

• Ability to listen, empathize, and respond to patient, family, internal, and external partners' needs.
• Able to work multiple units caring for a diverse population of patients.
• Able to work multiple units providing education and mentoring to nursing staff.

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!