Job Description

Benefits

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Sick accrual
• Employer Contribution Plan
• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
• College Bound 529 Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Overview

Provides Individual Consultation and Management of individuals within the Beebe Medical Center Community who have ostomies, fistulas, acute and chronic wounds and skin care problems. Provides direct patient care primarily to adult and geriatric populations. Supports the philosophy and objectives of the Beebe Medical Center, Home Health Care and the Wound Care Services Department.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and manages plan of care for individuals with wound and ostomy problems in the outpatient setting and BMC community as scheduled.
• Implements, evaluates and revises standards of care and clinical practice protocols for wound and ostomy management.
• Documents patient care thoroughly and accurately to meet regulatory requirements.
• Participates in monitoring and evaluation activities which assess and improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Utilizes problem solving skills to identify emerging patient care problems. Participates in quality improvement programs.
• Collaborates with other team members to identify and address causative and contributing factors to skin breakdown as well as systematic factors affecting wound healing.
• Designs a multidisciplinary plan of care that provides for optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides education to patients, the community and other health care providers as deemed necessary and/or appropriate.
• Collaborates with acute care, home care and others in the Beebe Medical Center network in implementation and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Serves as a resource to other Beebe Medical Center health care professionals within area of expertise.
• Participates in new technology and product evaluation as requested.
• Participates actively in Beebe Medical Center committees and meetings as deemed appropriate by supervisor.
• Maintains membership in and participates in professional organizations.
• Maintains current knowledge base by participating in a minimum of 10 hours of wound or ostomy continuing education (to include a minimum of 3 hours in ostomy) as approved by supervisor annually.
• Performs other duties within the scope of practice as designated by supervisor.

Qualifications

• WOCN Certification
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• 3 years Home Health experience. Leadership Experience. Experience in Patient Education. Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. Demonstrates emotional maturity and stability. Demonstrates commitment to quality patient care.

Credentials

• RN license
• WOCN Certification
• BLS - American Heart Association

Education

• Bachelors degree in nursing

Other Information

Salaries starting at

USD $37.50/Hr.

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