Staff RN - Wound Care

Job Summary: Administers care and education to designated patients per request of physicians or nurses. Provides resources, education and leadership to the nursing staff and communicates interdepartmentally.

Essential Job Duties

• Assess patient need for self-care instructions in diabetes, wound care, ostomy care, bowel and bladder training.
• Collaborates with nursing staff to develop the plan of care for patients requiring education and/or intervention in diabetes, wound, ostomy, bowel and bladder care.
• Initiates instruction and promotes self-care.
• Implements strategies to provide patient, significant other, and staff participation in health promotion.
• Utilizes age specific criteria in prescribing appropriate action to meet the needs of patients.
• Completes documentation in electronic medical record, including target assessment, treatment plan, implementation and evaluation of status and outcomes.
• Maintains communication both intra and interdepartmentally for continuity of care and patient education.
• Coordinates and manages department Performance Improvement as well as educating all stakeholder on process and corrective actions.
• Seeks educational resources and creates learning experiences to enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills for his/her competence in nursing practice and individual professional growth.

Secondary Job Duties

• Completes other duties and special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education -- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Indiana.

Experience -- Three years of nursing practice and teaching experience.

Reports to: 4GM Nurse Manager and Director of Perioperative Services.

• Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Bachelors Degree in Nursing within 3 years of employment (with the exception of staff previously granted grandfather status).
• Licensure: Registered Nurse license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Some areas may require a current and valid driver’s license.
• Experience: Graduate of RN Program

Why Choose Good Samaritan?

For more than 115 years, Good Samaritan has been dedicated to not only providing trusted, industry-leading health care, but to fill a vital role in southwest Indiana and southwest Illinois. Our hospital continues to adhere to the compassionate principles our facility was founded on and further our commitments to our patients, our staff, and the communities we serve. Good Samaritan is well recognized for its commitment to excellence as a 4-time designated Magnet® facility, TJC Primary Stroke Center, and a Level III Trauma Center.

We would love to welcome you to our Good Samaritan family.