Job Description
RN - Wound Ostomy
Requisition ID
2024-49131
Category
Nursing
Overview
40 hours per week (four 10-hour shifts)
Monday-Friday, Day shift (day off may vary per week)
Competitve pay & benefits based on experience
The certified wound ostomy nurse provides nursing care, consultation and coordination of services for patients with chronic wounds, acute pressure injuries and ostomies. Fosters effective communication among health care professionals who provide nursing care to children with altered skin integrity and ostomies. Develops and implements educational programs for patients, caregivers and families, hospital staff, and community health personnel. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.
Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?
The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.
We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.
Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Responsibilities
Provides nursing care using a Family Centered approach.
Collaborates with practitioners and nurses to identify patients in need of an individualized plan to promote skin integrity or manage wounds and ostomies.
Administers treatments in a manner that improves clinical outcomes and reduces risk or cost.
Ensures delivery of preventive services, health promotion activities and other interventions that proactively address potential risks.
Aware of evidence based standards and applicable national standards.
Participates in policy and procedure development, continuing education, continuous quality improvement, product selection and testing, research and/or evidenced based practice.
Evaluates outcomes and makes recommendations for further improvements.
Engages in the workplace community by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and then reporting important information and updates back to staff.
Qualifications
Education Requirement:
BSN, required.
Licensure Requirement:
-Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio
-Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.
Certifications:
Wound Ostomy Certification within first 12 months of employment, required.
Experience:
Clinical skill and knowledge in the nursing care of children including normal growth and development and/or clinical expertise in specialized area, required.
The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: 1-33% OF TIME (0.5 TO 2,5 HOURS)
-Reaching above shoulderLifting/carrying up to 20 lbs.Pushing/pulling up to 25 lbs.
-Exposure to blood and/or bodily fluidsExposure to communicable diseases and/or pathogens
-Working with patient equipment and machineryWorking with electricity
FREQUENTLY: 34-66% OF TIME (2.6 TO 5.0 HOURS)
-Bend/twistSquat/kneelClimb stairs/laddersStandingWalkingDrivingLifting/carrying up to 10 lbs.
-Depth perception
-Color vision
-Peripheral vision
-Seeing- far/near
CONTINUOUSLY: 67-100% OF TIME (5.1 TO 12 HOURS OR GREATER)
-Sitting
-Repetitive hand/arm usage
-Audible speech Hearing acuity
-Problem solving skills
-Decision making skills
-Interpreting data skills
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