Wound Care Nurse (RN)

Sinai Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinai Chicago's Wound Care Center is seeking an experienced nurse to provide patient care, perform initial assessments, and coordinate discharge per hospital standards.

Responsibilities include documenting care plans, communicating with physicians, evaluating outcomes, participating in quality initiatives, educating patients and caregivers, and serving as a patient advocate. The role may involve HBO-related duties after Hyperbaric training and collaboration with program leadership.

Qualifications

• Initial nursing assessment and care planning.
• Documentation of care plans and outcomes.
• Collaboration with physicians and care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care at Wound Care Center.
• Perform initial nursing assessment and communicate findings.
• Coordinate discharge per hospital standards.
• Document care plans and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Educate patient and caregiver; patient advocacy.
• Collaborate with program director and medical director.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Wound care

Case management

EMR documentation

Education

Registered Nurse license

Tools

EMR

Job description

Provides patient care to Wound Care Center patients and handles patient intake and discharge processes as assigned and according to the hospital and nursing standards May also serve as Case Manager to a group of patients as assigned.

This entails: Performing the initial nursing assessment, communicating findings with the assigned physician, assessing the wound stage and measurements, documenting care plans, evaluating the patient’ status in regards to desired outcomes, and identifying patient care situations that require intervention Participating in quality improvement initiatives, providing education to the patient or caregiver, and serving as a patient advocate in the delivery and coordination of the patient care Performs hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) related duties as assigned, upon completion of the Healogics hyperbaric training May perform hyperbaric safety director duties after completing the required hyperbaric safety director training. Collaborates as needed with other healthcare providers, Wound Care Center Providers, the Program Director and the Medical Director regarding clinic and patient needs Performs other duties as required.