Wound Ostomy Registered Nurse / RN

Emory Healthcare; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Wound Ostomy Registered Nurse / RN to lead patient care initiatives in wound management. This role requires a robust clinical background, with responsibilities including educational program development, advanced clinical guidance, and implementation of evidence-based practices. Candidates should have a BSN, valid RN license in Georgia, and must achieve certification in Wound Care and Ostomy Care within a year.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Family-focused benefits

Wellness incentives

Ongoing mentorship and leadership programs

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited prelicensure BSN.
• Completion of an accredited WOC Nursing Education program.
• Must have a valid RN license approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.

Responsibilities

• Directs initiatives for pressure ulcer prevention and wound care.
• Develops educational programs for staff and students.
• Provides advanced clinical guidance for complex wound management.

Skills

Wound care

Ostomy care

Clinical leadership

Patient education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

WOC Nursing Education program

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Overview

Benefits

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs
• And more
  
  

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

Benefits

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs
• And more
  
  

Description

• Directs agency-wide initiatives for pressure ulcer prevention, wound care and ostomy care, to include supporting pressure ulcer prevalence data collection, evidence-based policies, procedures, and protocols, and advisement of appropriate support surfaces, products, and staff decision-making algorithms.
• Develops and conducts educational programs and clinical instruction for Emory Healthcare staff and students enrolled in Emory Universitys Wound Ostomy Continence Education Program.
• Provides advanced clinical guidance to physicians and nursing staff regarding the management of complex wounds, fistulas, moisture management, and pressure ulcers.
• Determines appropriate nursing interventions for identified patient problems, symptoms, and teaching needs in respect to wound and ostomy care.
• Recommends the equipment, materials, and resources needed to successfully implement a wound or ostomy care plan.
• Performs appropriate pre-operative stoma site marking and ostomy education. Develops and conducts post-operative ostomy education and ostomy care plan for the patient and family.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Clinical expert in area of specialization. Integrates knowledge gained through practice and education to respond intuitively to patient/family needs.
• Routinely leads efforts to strengthen organizational systems that support patient care.
• Adept at creative problem-solving, negotiating conflict, and collaborating with others. Demonstrates insight, judgment, and clinically sound risk-taking. Role models expert communication skills to colleagues through example and has achieved clinical expertise and leadership, is viewed as a professional leader within the unit and beyond.
• Advances and leads evidence-based practices, participates, and leads in unit governance, leads unit projects, and mentors other nurses to achieve in the role of the professional nurse. This nurse will have over two years of nursing experience, a BSN (or completion of RN-MSN), MSN, DNP program, and specialty certification.
• Demonstrates expertise in chosen scholarly activities focused on the advancement or promotion of the profession.
• Role models dependable, effective, and efficient care to a patient population using the nursing process. Demonstrates expert assessment skills.
• Demonstrates foresight regarding the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes based on intuition and experience.
• Is recognized as an expert clinician and a leader within their area of specialty and assists less experienced nurses concerning patient care.
• Monitors the adherence to documentation standards, provides feedback to staff, and implements test(s) of change.
• Assists management in making and implementing changes to the documentation process as necessary.
• Establishes, promotes, and evaluates standardized plans of care for the unit using evidence-based research within the area of specialty.
• Remains informed of innovative clinical trends through bench marking and evidence-based practice.
• Collaborates with management and patient/family advisor council to develop standardized teaching materials for patient and family learning needs.
• Demonstrates exemplary practice using AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care.
• Role models time management skills through example.
• Ensures compliance and adherence with stated policies and procedures for a patient population.
• Identifies, initiates, and collaborates to provide needed educational programs.
• Demonstrates current evidence-based practice and disseminates information.
• Questions clinical practice as it relates to research.
• Role models and educates others utilizing the Synergy model for patient care.
• Role models delegation skills to colleagues and assist others in effective delegation utilizing the synergy model of care.
• Assumes a leadership and resource role with the interdisciplinary team.
• Considered the expert and is viewed as a formal leader.
• Functions as Charge Nurse when assigned.
• Orients staff or students as assigned in absence of designated preceptor.
• Evaluates the use of resources and cost containment activities.
• Leads and coordinates team behavior between staff members and actively fosters the development of leadership skills in others.
• Exhibits desire to hear and understand another's point of view.
• Demonstrates and role models effective communication skills.
• Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment which fosters open and candid communication.
• Takes appropriate action to correct unacceptable practice as needed.
• Develops staff competencies utilizing Clinical Nurse Specialists as resource/consultant.
• Actively participates in monitoring and developing staff competency.
• Intuitively uses self in the therapeutic relationship to enhance care.
• Respects others' values and suspends judgment.
• Plans constructive interventions based on the patients values.
• Effectively elicits cultural beliefs and values from patients and integrates these into overall patient management.
• Utilizes patient satisfaction feedback as a factor in designing patient care delivery.
• Assists colleagues in resolving routine, non-routine or complex issues and facilitates escalation if necessary.
• Identifies and systematically addresses the needs of long-term or extended stay patients to improve satisfaction.
• Monitors issues and their resolution.
• Respects and maintains confidential information.
• Must meet all Clinical Nurse I Employee Commitments.
• Achieves electives and contact hours as defined in the PLAN (clinical lattice) system to maintain position.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) AND Completion of an accredited WOC Nursing Education program Experience: Two years experience as an RN License: Must have a valid, active unencumbered Nursing license approved by the Georgia Licensing Board. Certification: 1. BLS certification 2. ACLS may be required in designated departments. 3. Must achieve certification in Wound Care and Ostomy Care within 12 months Preferred Qualifications: Certification: Certification in Continence Care is not required, but preferred. Experience: Previous experience in Wound and Ostomy care preferred. .

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [e-mail] . Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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