Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care at ScionHealth summary: The Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care manages and develops the facility's wound care program, ensuring adherence to standardized protocols and providing direct patient care. They lead education, perform wound assessments, collaborate with physicians, and participate in quality monitoring and regulatory reporting. This role supports clinical staff through consultation, training, and implementation of evidence-based wound management practices. Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care at ScionHealth summary: The Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care manages and develops wound care programs, ensuring adherence to standards and providing direct patient care and clinical consultation. They lead education and training initiatives, perform wound assessments, and collaborate with physicians to establish effective wound management plans. The role also involves quality monitoring, documentation, performance improvement activities, and regulatory compliance reporting. Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care at ScionHealth summary: The Registered Nurse Med-Surg Wound Care manages and develops the facility's wound care program, ensuring adherence to standardized protocols for effective patient wound management. They provide direct patient care, consult with clinical staff and physicians, and lead education and training initiatives related to wound care. Additionally, the role involves quality monitoring, documentation accuracy, and participation in performance improvement and regulatory reporting activities. Description At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. Job Summary Manages facility wound care program including standards of care and practice related to wound, ostomy, and continence patient care needs. In addition, will provide direct patient care and assistance to staff nurses, and act as consultative service to affiliated healthcare agencies Essential Functions Develops and implements the facility wound care program in conjunction with the national standardization process, to include patient care protocols, documentation tools, wound care formulary and WCC referral criteria Establishes standards of care, competencies, policies and procedures in quality, cost efficient and effective wound care for all clinical staff Acts as primary consultant to Wound Care Clinicians Serves as a consultant to facility staff and advocates with physicians; through training and support, enables clinical staff to effectively assess wounds, recommend appropriate protocols, and initiate plans of care Provides ongoing education to staff on products available for use in hospital Evaluates all wounds upon admission and ongoing to determine treatment plan and provide early problem identification Provides consultation and/or assessment on patients with pressure injuries Consults on any wound that does not show measurable signs of healing within two weeks In consultation with the physician, assists the primary nurse in developing an appropriate plan of care for comprehensive wound management and wound prevention Makes recommendations to the physician for changes to wound care orders and provides evidence-based research support as needed Reviews medical records of patients with wounds Ensures that wound assessments, care plans, and treatments are clearly and correctly documented and that appropriate wound related treatments are being provided Investigates all cases with adverse events related to wounds through the completion of root cause analysis (RCA) and develops, in conjunction with nursing leadership, action plans based on RCA findings Participates in clinical outcome monitoring, follow-up and agency performance improvement initiatives Participates in CMS quality data reporting through completion of wound related LTRAX data set records Collaborates with Support Center Clinical Operations staff to maintain a cost-effective wound care formulary Assists as needed with training of new hire Wound Care Coordinators within the Hospital Division Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations Effective communication and interpersonal skills sufficient for establishment and maintenance of effective working relationships with all hospital departments, and for the effective instruction of individuals and groups including patients, their families Ability to adapt to new situations, set priorities, and use problem-solving techniques Knowledge in wound care consistent with NPIAP, AHCPR, WOCN, and CDC guidelines Knowledge in wound debridement's as indicated within level and scope of practice Ability to serve as resources to nursing staff in complex wound management Ability to lead, motivate, and develop others individually and as a team Program management skills Must read, write and speak fluent English Must have good and regular attendance Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0% Performs other related duties as assigned Salary Range: $49.83 - $63.20/Hour ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness. Qualifications Education Degree from an accredited nursing program Licenses/Certifications Current state RN license; BSN preferred Professional certification WOCN CWS, or WCC or obtain certification within 12 months of employment BLS required Experience 1-3 years licensed professional nursing experience with previous experience as an acute care nurse Keywords: wound care, registered nurse, wound management, patient care, wound assessment, clinical consultation, med-surg nursing, wound prevention, nursing education, quality improvement Keywords: wound care, registered nurse, wound management, patient care, wound assessment, clinical consultation, med-surg nursing, wound prevention, nursing education, quality improvement Keywords: wound care, registered nurse, wound management, patient care, wound assessment, clinical consultation, med-surg nursing, wound prevention, nursing education, quality improvement