TRAVEL NURSE RN - WOUND/OSTOMY IN SAVANNAH, GA

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care**Job Specialty:** Wound Care**Job Duration:** 13 weeks**Shift:** 8-hour days**Guaranteed Hours:** 40 hours per week**Experience:** - Minimum 3 years of acute care nursing experience required - 1 year of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (WOCN) experience preferred**License:** Registered Nursing License in state of practice required**Certifications:** - BLS (Basic Life Support)- WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing)**Must-Have:** - Ability to work effectively with fellow employees, physicians, patients, and the general public. - Skills in developing, motivating, assessing, and negotiating to enhance organizational effectiveness.**Job Description:**- Serve as a clinical resource and consultant for medical staff, nursing staff, other personnel, and patients in the care of ostomies, wounds, fistulae, incontinence, and skin breakdown.- Utilize nursing processes to care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, adhering to current standards of practice.- Exercise independent judgment in assessing patients' needs and identify clinical priorities throughout the facility.- Respond appropriately to issues impacting patient care.- Identify opportunities for performance improvement, standardization of supplies, and cost containment.- Investigate complications and report findings to the Clinical Manager, collaborating on action plans for improvement.- Assist in ongoing data collection for performance metrics and quality reports.- Gather patient clinical assessments and relevant history to evaluate appropriate treatment or therapy.- Use sound judgment and critical thinking skills when setting priorities.- Document required elements accurately and timely.- Under physician orders, evaluate and develop care plans for patients with skin, wound, ostomy, negative pressure therapy, and dressing needs.- Instruct clinical staff on ongoing wound care for patients.- Manage online systems for negative pressure unit utilization and process appropriate orders and charges for patient care items.- Calculate consults and follow-up visits and report to the Clinical Manager monthly.

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