Travel Nurse RN - Wound Care - $2,506 per week at Carle Health - 221 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue , Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL 61639
About the Job
- Required English Skills Advanced reading skills Advanced writing skills Advanced oral skills.
Certification Details
- To provide expertise in the management of wound, ostomy, or skin care in the Wound Center.
- HBO unit is a monoplace chamber facility that serves outpatients.
- This unit administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diagnostic testing to referred patients.
- Performs safe and effective operation of the hyperbaric chambers and system components such as TcpO2 monitor.
- Administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients as prescribed by the hyperbaric physician.
- Assists with monoplace patient prep. Provides technical expertise to physicians and staff.
- Processes/maintains appropriate level of hyperbaric supplies.
- Maintains equipment maintenance and inspection files.
- Calls offices to clarify physician orders.
- Assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's educational requirements based on their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed.
- Ensures wound/ostomy/skin plan of care is understood by those in the continuum of care also providing patient services.
- Documents patient's response to interventions.
- Performs a thorough and accurate patient assessment to evaluate the patient's status, level of knowledge, determine readiness for education, plan and implement appropriate teaching strategies and assess the patient's response.
- Considers special patient needs when delivering nursing care.
- Evaluates patient/family cultural needs to promote comfort and compliance to prescribed regimens.
- Evaluates patient/family cognitive skills and adjusts education accordingly.
- Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab specimens for testing.
- Performs patient bedside lab testing and associated quality control in compliance with medical provider’s orders and hospital lab procedures/policies.
- Perform department data collection, post treatment follow-up calls and quality reviews.
- Understand the NFPA guidelines specific to hyperbaric chambers.
- Provides effective and quality wound care education and documentation to ensure optimal level of care.
- Maintains knowledge of skin care, wound, and ostomy trends, standards, and education.
- Facilitates product evaluation for ostomy and wound/skin care products.
- Documents patient care and any changes in patient's status thoroughly and accurately.
- Documents patient/family education and assessment of patient/family learning.
- Assesses patients/family to desired educational method and includes that delivery method in education.
- Follows all safety guidelines set forth by the NFPA guidelines regulating hyperbaric chambers.
- Follows all safety guidelines, procedures, and policies specific to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
- Attends UHMS symposiums or reviews literature to maintain current information on NFPA, OSHA, TJC, PVHO, and UHMS codes and facility credentialing requirements.
- Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and supplies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of tests and procedures.
- Displays and maintains pharmacology knowledge.
- Actively transfers knowledge of any wound care changes to staff.
Job Details
- 1-3 years of experience in/with medical/surgical clinical setting.
- Basic knowledge of wound, ostomy, and skin care management.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise and ability to function without direct supervision.
Job Requirements
- Required English Skills Advanced reading skills Advanced writing skills Advanced oral skills.
- Communication Skills: Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker.
- Interaction with a wide variety of people.
- Maintain confidential information.
- Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information
- Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor.
- Computer Skills: Basic computer knowledge: Uses word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail application, and web browser.
- Comfortable within a Windows OS and learning new applications.
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