Wound Care Nurse

Position Summary: Humboldt Park Health is looking for an Experienced Wound Care Registered Nurse to join our Dynamic Team:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Functions as a clinical expert consultant in the prevention and management of pressure/vascular ulcers, surgical wounds and abnormal skin conditions
2. Serves as a consultant in the management of patients with urinary and fecal incontinence to prevent skin related problems
3. Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice
4. Develops and monitors standards of care and assists in the formation of and evaluation of procedures, protocols and policies related to skin care and pressure ulcer prevention
5. Identifies staff educational needs through close collaboration with the Healthcare Team
6. Conducts formal and informal educational programs
7. Provides clinical mentorship by establishing relationships which serve to guide, orient, coach for the purpose of advancing practice
8. Promotes continuous quality improvement in the delivery of effective patient care, products and services
9. Guide bed surface management through authorization and monitoring of specialty beds
10. Supervise the use of Wound VAC devices
11. Maintains documents and records in compliance with departmental, organizational and external agency requirements.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Adheres to downtime procedures.
2. Adheres to established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
3. Performs both essential and non-essential job functions in a safe manner as identified by Humboldt Park Health.
4. Demonstrates an understanding of and models the mission and core values of Humboldt Park Health.
5. Enhances professional growth and development by accessing educational programs, job related literature, in-service meetings, and workshops/seminars.
6. Checks hospital email daily.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned.