Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Wound Care – West Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Wound Care – West Hospital

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24

Work Shift: Days/Afternoons (United States of America)

Shift: Clinic open hours are - 8am-5:30pm Monday to Friday, 8am-1pm on Fridays, shifts vary

Job Summary: The Outpatient Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions
• Having a highly diverse medical skillset
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment

Essential Functions:

• Promote departmental plans, goals, and objectives
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to drive consistency and standardization of best practices
• Provide appropriate wound service coverage in the center
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (required)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
• Master of Science Nursing (preferred)

Licensure/Certification:

• Must possess one of the following:
  • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) covered by the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) applicant
• BLS Basic Life Support– American Heart Association (preferred upon hire, required prior to direct patient care)
• Preferred Certifications:
  • Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)
  • Certified Ostomy Care Nurse (COCN)
  • Certified Continence Care Nurse (CCCN)
  • Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON)

Experience:

• Recent nursing experience in acute care and/or home health care (required)
• Experience in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (preferred)

Training:

• Wound Care Centers that offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
  • Completion of Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) approved 40-hour course within 6 months of hire and completion of written exam (required)
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred)

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer. Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.