Wound Care Nurse

Description:

• Assesses patients and their families for educational needs relevant to wound care.
• Assesses patients for physiological, psychological, comfort and safety needs.
• Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing staff and health care providers to assist with planning strategy for wound care needs, as well as ongoing education.
• Promotes optimum independence and return to self-care as applicable to each patient’s individual circumstances.
• In accordance with all applicable regulatory standards; designs, implements and evaluates educational activities related to assessed learning needs or knowledge deficits or patient care professionals in assigned areas.
• Remains current in and applies new clinical modalities, technical competencies, as well as clinical and research literature related to wound care.
• Maintains needed documents and materials in an organized manner such that they may be easily retrieved.
• Completes assignments and meets deadlines.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

• Provides collaborative and interdisciplinary patient care.
• Case Management.
• Office management.
• Performance Improvement projects.