Clinical Services Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy Continence
- Durham, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures (Direct Care)
- Identifies patient caseload through referrals and active case finding.
- Conducts complete and accurate patient assessment
- Provides specialized nursing treatment, care and education to patients with wounds
- Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, stomal siting, and education to patients undergoing urinary or stool diversion in accordance with physician/nursing orders and established policies and procedures
- Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, and education to patients with draining wounds or requiring continence management or other specialized urologic interventions (such as clean intermittent self-catheterization or continuous bladder irrigation)
- Selects, develops and/or implements evidence-based clinical interventions and systems to achieve defined patient and system outcomes
- Serves as a resource to patients and families, providing preoperative counseling and follow-up problem solving after discharge from the hospital
- Utilizes comprehensive assessment skills in the evaluation of stoma and wound care products and supplies in an effort to provide quality, cost-effective care
- Assist patients and families with the understanding of their diagnosis and the management thereof
- Identifies patient/family education needs and priorities
- Coaches patients and families to help them navigate the healthcare system
- Utilizes teaching and learning theories to assist patients and families with physical and emotional impact of body changes and chronic illness
- Provides additional information/community resources to enhance the patient's quality of life as it relates to the alterations in body image and life style
- Participates in developing, implementing and evaluating patient education resources and programs appropriate to the patient's developmental level, health literacy level, learning needs, readiness to learn, and cultural values and beliefs
- Assesses learning needs of nursing staff; participate in planning and implementing appropriate educational forums and opportunities to address critical learning needs and skills
- Assist nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care functioning as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team
- Establishes collaborative relationships within and across departments that promote patient safety, culturally competent care, and clinical excellence
- Serves as a resource and consultant to nursing members of the healthcare community and to the larger community in areas of wound, ostomy, and continence management strategies
- Practices collegially with medical staff and other members of the healthcare team
- Participates in and supports accreditation and regulatory activities of Duke Hospital
- Facilitates the provision of clinically competent care by staff/team through education, role modeling, teambuilding, and quality monitoring
- Role models advanced practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, continuous learning and problem-solving skills
- Uses effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery
- Assist in the development and implementation of general policies and procedures and quality improvement designed to effect efficiency of operations
- Participates in nursing and interdisciplinary process improvement projects, product evaluation, outcome evaluation studies, and / or clinical research
- Uses quality-monitoring data to assess the quality and effectiveness of clinical programs in meeting outcomes
- Promotes evidence-based practice through participation in developing, implementing, and evaluating process standards such as plans of care, protocols, and guidelines
- Applies principles of evidence-based practice and quality improvement to all patient care
- Graduate of an accredited BSN program
- Current unrestricted RN license issued by or recognized by the NCBON
- Nationally recognized certification in Wound and Ostomy management is required
- Minimum 1-year applicable RN clinical experience is required