RN – Wound Care

Specialty: Wound Care
Facility: St Joseph Medical Center
State License: WA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 10H Days Days (4/10)s, Float to St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony, and St Anne as neede
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
Description: Specialty: Wound CareFacility: St Joseph Medical CenterState License: WACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 10H Days Days (4/10)s, Float to St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony, and St Anne as neededGuaranteed Hours: 40 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:UnitWound Care# Patients/Day Treated Minimum 5- 15 depends on the day/ new consultsRatios3-4 other RN in this roleRequired CertificationsBLS, CWON (certified wound ostomy nurse) and WA RNCommon diagnoses/Types of wounds”Ostomies and/or draining wounds or fistulas about 25% pressure, vascular, arterial and diabetic ulcerations as well as skin conditions resulting from incontinence, surgical procedures and/or trauma, skin/tissue integrity, altered continence, wound vacs”Common dutiesManages and coordinates patient care/wound management in consults and recommendations, accordance with established standards, defined timelines and overall plan of care, documentation and billing, discharge for supplies, identification, assessment, prevention and continuing education, interdisciplinary collaboration, do provide a phone for photo documentation Experience or ‘Must have’ skillsCWON certification, no previous travel experience required What are the primary areas of hospital that they cover?SJMC- inpatient wound care for St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony and St AnneShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)M-F 8-5Weekend RequirementsNoneHoliday RequirementsNoneIs there a call or standby requirement?NoneFloating RequirementsFloat to other facilities, sometimes have it planned in advance Scrub Color/Dress CodeNo color preferenceUnit/Department specific orientationOrientation to all hospitals, with a preceptor and documentation education. Additional Notes Smith and Nephew wound vacs Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks Charting System:EPIC BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Days (4/10)s, Float to St Clare, St Elizabeth, St Frances, St Anthony, and St Anne as needed Required Certifications:BLS Certification, WOCN, Wound Care Certified (WCC) via NAWCO