Wound Care Specialist — RN/LPN

Bethesda Health Group; Clayton (MO); On-site; USD 4,049,000 - 6,640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403b

Daily pay

Bonuses

Career advancement opportunities

Holiday pay

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Bethesda Health Group in Clayton, MO seeks an experienced nurse specializing in wound, ostomy, and continence care to perform focused health assessments and develop care plans addressing healing and prevention goals.

You will collect data, analyze needs, and implement strategies while collaborating with physicians and the healthcare team. Weekly wound rounds and patient-family education are key components of the role.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Current Missouri nursing license in good standing.
• Current CPR/AED certification required.
• Wound certification preferred.
• Minimum two years of varied work experience as a professional nurse and preferably one of the two years in a post-acute setting.
• Must possess critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills to interact verbally with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift heavy objects using proper lifting techniques and with assistance as necessary.
• Ability to transfer and move residents who vary with ability to assist weighing 200+lbs. using proper lifting techniques and with assistance as necessary.
• Ability to push and pull equipment weighing in excess of 40lbs. using proper lifting techniques and with assistance as necessary.
• Manual dexterity, coordination and skillful use of hands when working with residents and equipment
• Visual acuity
• Must be able to manage a diversity of activities

Responsibilities

• Conducts health assessment interview focused on wound, ostomy, and continence related care - performing a focused physical assessment.
• Collects data and information relative to the health or situation of the resident with wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems/issues related to wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs.
• Develop and Implement plans for wounds, ostomy, and/or continence care focused on strategies to attain outcomes.
• Reviews existing orders and makes recommendations to physicians, managers, and other healthcare team members that are focused on healing, maintaining, or supporting the resident's wound care goals.
• Complete weekly wound rounds with wound physician and document weekly using Ekare system.
• When appropriate - teaches, counsels, and assists families and residents to assume responsibility for prevention of complications as they relate to patients with wound, ostomy, and continence problems.
• Develop, provide, and evaluate staff education programs, orientation, in-services and continuing education as it relates to wound, ostomy, and continence.
• May be assigned other duties as appropriate.

Skills

Critical thinking

Excellent communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Physical endurance

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Bethesda Health Group in Clayton, MO seeks an experienced nurse specializing in wound, ostomy, and continence care to perform focused health assessments and develop care plans addressing healing and prevention goals.

You will collect data, analyze needs, and implement strategies while collaborating with physicians and the healthcare team. Weekly wound rounds and patient-family education are key components of the role.