RN Wound Center

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Administers nursing care to patients; includes assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient's care plan in coordination with the physician.

• Provides patient/family or caregiver education and counseling in recognition and solution of physical, emotional, and environmental health problems.

• Supervises health care members (i.e., licensed practical nurses, patient care technicians, etc.) with patients.

• Utilizes computer applications and communication technologies appropriate to the work setting to enter, retrieve, and analyze information and to facilitate communication and education.

• Maintains knowledge of documentation requirements needed for patients' records.

• Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury).

• Provides consultation in specialty area to all levels of health care providers throughout the hospital, affiliated schools of nursing, and the community.

• Assists with evaluation of programs and suggests modifications.

• Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines policies, nursing standards, and professional judgment.

• Identifies learning needs and develops individualized measures to meet them.

• Attends and successfully completes all generic and unit specific required education within the time frame defined in the structure standard.

• Supports the sharing of relevant resources.

• Performs efficiently in emergency situations, following established standards.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran