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Responsible for providing consultative services to skilled nursing centers related to wound, ostomy and continence care. Serves to provide direct consultation, orientation and training, program review and recommendations for centers to maintain an effective wound, ostomy and continence care program.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in incorporating wound, ostomy and continence care into the patient’s total plan of care.
- Monitors the skilled nursing center wound care program adherence to guidelines and best practices, properly working equipment, adequate and appropriate supplies; provide recommendations to the skilled nursing center Director of Nursing and Administrator as needed.
- Attends and participates in patient assessment and care planning meetings as necessary including telemedicine consults.
- Provides center on-site visits as determined by the needs of the skilled nursing center.
- Instructs other health team professionals and family members in the methods of assisting the patient to improve or correct compromised skin.
- Orients new skilled nursing center treatment nurses in their role.
- Reviews the competence of nursing personnel assigned to treatments and makes necessary adjustments/corrections as required.
- Monitors center compliance with wound, ostomy and continence guidelines.
- Makes recommendations to the skilled nursing center Administrator and/or Regional Vice President for Inpatient Services any equipment and supply needs related to wound, ostomy and continence care.
- Attends and participates in continuing educational programs designed to maintain knowledge of current practices in the field of expertise, and support licensure and certification status.
- Honors patients’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, and respect.
- Follows established safety regulations when performing job tasks to include fire protection/prevention, infection prevention, and occupational hazards. Reports any exposures as required.
- Complies with the organization’s compliance, privacy and security programs.
- Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
- Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
- Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrated competence in the performance of wound care assessment and consulting.
- Comfort with technology in order to perform telemedicine consults.
- Ability to teach and present information in a positive manner to audiences of varying educational background.
- Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, internal and external partners, providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Nurse licensure in Georgia or compact state;
- Certified Wound Care Ostomy (WOCN)
- Minimum two (2) years as an Enterostomal Therapy Nurse in a hospital, skilled nursing care center or other related medical center.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format. The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS
This job requires proficiency with the following computer applications:
Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Registered Nurse licensure in Georgia or compact state;
Certified Wound Care Ostomy (WOCN)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to walk. Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The associate is occasionally required to stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
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