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Wound Care Nurse

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WE ARE INSIGHT:
WE ARE INSIGHT:
At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!

GENERAL SUMMARY:
This position works as a clinician and resource for the inpatient and outpatient wound care patients. The most common conditions evaluated and treated are chronic, non-healing wounds that result from venous insufficiency, arterial insufficiency, diabetes, collagen vascular disorders, pressure ulcers, and trauma. Patient population typically consist of adults and the geriatric clients.

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

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge
  • Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing, required.
  • BSN preferred.
  • Successful completion of the certification requirements for Ostomy therapy preferred.
  • Successful completion of the certification requirements for Wound therapy preferred.
Skills
  • Basic computer skills.
  • 3 years hospital experience in acute care preferred.
  • Previous teaching experience preferred.
Abilities
  • Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs.
  • Able to work multiple units caring for diverse population of patients.
  • Able to work multiple units providing education and mentoring to nursing staff.

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!

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