Monday through Friday, Day Shift, Outpatient Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Clinic located inside the Swedish Medical Center.

Registered Nurse

The Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine (CFWH) provides management and consulting services to healthcare providers in the area of wound care and hyperbaric medicine. By focusing on the needs of the patients as well as the partners we serve, The Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine is able to bring advanced wound healing strategies to many communities around the country.

Job Overview at Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine LLC:

Under the supervision of the Program Director and Nurse Case Manager, the Registered Nurse will provide general clinical care to patients afflicted with disorders of the integumentary system including wounds issues. The Registered Nurse is responsible to adhere to and enforce the nursing process within the Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine and the continuum of care. The nursing process is utilized to assess, diagnose, establish a plan with outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems. This practice includes dependent, interdependent and independent functions. Acts within the guidelines of federal and state laws, Joint Commission or DNV ISO 9001 Standards, and professional ethical practices.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conducts and documents nursing assessments of health status by collecting objective and subjective data from observations, exams, interviews and written records; sorting, selecting, reporting and recording the data; validating, refining, and modifying the data. Bases the scope and depth of assessment on the patient’s immediate condition or need.
• In collaboration with the patient, develops a plan of care based on nursing assessment and diagnosis that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. This includes identifying the holistic needs of the patient, treatment decisions and priorities. Identifies community resources needed for continued care and makes referrals.
• Implements the plan of care and the nursing interventions for the patient by writing nursing orders, giving direct care, assisting with care, determining the responsibilities that can properly and safely be assigned or delegated, providing an environment conducive to safety and health, communicating interventions and responses to other members of the health care team and executing the regimen prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
• Evaluates the responses to nursing interventions by documenting and communicating evaluation data to appropriate members of the health care team, utilizing data as a basis for reassessing client health status, measuring outcomes and goal attainment, modifying nursing diagnoses, revising strategies of care and prescribing changes in nursing interventions.
• Thoroughly documents patient information in an accurate and timely manner, according to organizational policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrates and applies continuous quality improvement knowledge and skills.
• Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of procedures for maintaining security, confidentiality and integrity of employee, patient, family and other medical information.
• Demonstrates skill in use of equipment relevant to position; verbalizes knowledge of appropriate safety procedures.
• Functions as an expert clinician in assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating care for the patient with wound and skin disorders.
• Establishes protocols and processes of care that result in optimal care and clinical outcomes for patients while maximizing the use of resources.
• Demonstrates leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient education programs.
• Participates in committees and/or projects as assigned.
• Supports Nurse Case Manager with staff competencies at 90 days, annually, and as required.
• Support the Nurse Case Manger’s efforts to manage clinical staff and enforce policies and procedures.
• Ensures staff adheres to company, hospital, and accrediting body clinical standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications for This Role Include:

• Registered Nurse graduated from an accredited school or college of Nursing. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Current state licensure.
• 2+ years of clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in Wound Care required. Certification in Wound Care preferred. Or, obtain certification within 3 years.
• Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse (CHRN) preferred. Or, obtain certification within 3 years.
• Current BLS from approved agency.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Positive background check, negative drug screen, and hospital credentials (as needed) required.

Travel:

• This position may require light ground and/or air travel.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a Registered Nurse (RN II) to successfully perform the essential competencies, duties, and requirements of this position. These include standing, walking, driving, lifting up to 50 pounds and sitting for extended periods of time. In addition, pushing, pulling, stooping, squatting and shifting heavy objects, as well as air travel, may be required. Employees should ask for assistance if needed.

Core Values We Admire:

• Respect and dignity
• Commitment to quality of care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Working together for people
• Everyone counts

What We Offer:

• Insurance benefits: medical, dental, vision
• Supplemental health insurance options (accident, cancer, hospital, plus more)
• Life Insurance & Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Company Holidays
• Internal promotion opportunities
• 401(k) Plan

All employees are required to comply with HIPAA policies and procedures.

https://www.centerforwoundhealing.net/careers/

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