Wound Care Nurse (RN) - POET Job at Credenza Health, Bowling Green, KY

  • Credenza Health
  • Bowling Green, KY

Job Description

Wound Care Nurse (Registered Nurse)

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital Joint venture between Vibr and Select Medical Position: Wound Care Nurse (Registered Nurse) Location: Bowling Green, KY Schedule: Part Time

Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Responsibilities

Establishes a leadership role in the wound care program, establishing standards of care across the hospitals and programs in collaboration with Select Medical wound care experts.

Develops and deploys evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support the best clinical outcomes for wound management, including development and updating product formulary.

Establishes competencies for clinicians regarding wound care.

Collaborates with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives, research questions, and outcome measures to support program innovation and excellence.

Develops educational modules for wound care to be used for internal and external education, including teaching tools for patients and families.

Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals, and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure sore development.

Establishes individual programs and courses directed at increasing staff knowledge, competency, and credentials in support of individual job objectives and the overall goals and mission of the organization.

Coordinates competency evaluation and testing for professional staff in collaboration with clinical departments.

Works in collaboration with Education department to assure coordination of all educational initiatives and activities to support the overall objectives and goals of the department and the organization.

Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing and other clinical education programs.

Maintains the database to track staff education, competency and credentials and utilizes the database to evaluate and plan for future educational activities and programs.

Works under the direction of the Director of Education on nursing education projects and initiatives related to skin, wound and ostomy management.

Collaborates with other members of the Education Department on joint educational initiatives.

Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Valid State RN License required
  • Previous hospital nursing experience required
  • Certified BLS required
  • Excellent presentation and organizational skills required

Preferred Qualifications

  • BSN preferred
  • WCC, CWCN, CWOCN or CWS preferred

*Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process and are to be completed before an employee's first day of work.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans

Credenza Health

Job Tags

Part time

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