Job Description

*** Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) preferred***

Full-time, Days, $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

As an Experienced Certified Wound Care Nurse , you will be required to consistently demonstrate effective leadership behaviors, advance evidence-based practices, lead unit governance initiatives, and coach others to excel and grow in their professional nursing roles. To include:

Clinical Practice

• Provides independent care for the unit-specific patient population; serves as a clinical resource, integrates evidence into practice, and functions effectively in unit-specific roles (e.g., arrest team for ICU, triage for ED).
• Accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes during an episode of care.
• Accountable to peers for advancing group practice on the unit and to the nurse manager for overall work performance.
• Serves as a clinical expert and professional resource for unit nurses, utilizing clinical expertise to teach informally on the unit or through formal classes.
• Advances clinical practice on the unit by consistently integrating evidence into practice, forming a solid foundation for unit practice.

Service/Quality

• Leads efforts to address Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI) improvement opportunities; develops, implements, and evaluates action plans.
• Leads performance improvement initiatives by designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating results.
• Monitors patient and unit safety standards and actively contributes to the development and implementation of improvement plans.
• Coaches CNI and CNIIs on performance improvement (PI) and/or evidence-based practice (EBP).
• Complies with, participates in, and leads regulatory activities within the unit/division or organization.
• Leads the development of Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, or research at the unit level, meeting at least one form of advancing practice in the continuum of research. Leads at least one primary project using a model as the project’s framework, identified within the portfolio.

Unit Operations

• Performs charge role as scheduled and coaches new charge nurses.
• Oversees unit orientation program and plans clinical experiences for orientation.
• Serves as a unit steward (e.g., liaison for lab, nutrition, pharmacy).
• Mentors and coaches other nurses to advance their development and maintain competencies required for the patient population served.
• Role models and holds peers accountable for Healthy Work Environment guidelines (communication, collaboration, effective decision-making, recognition, leadership, staffing).
• Orients nurses to unit-level governance structure and councils.

Professional Development

• Serves as an expert preceptor, coach, and mentor to new nurses, students, and preceptors.
• Mentors and coaches unit leaders or those assuming leadership roles on councils or major governance initiatives.
• Leads unit processes for the development of ancillary personnel’s skills and development; leads unit-based peer review processes.
• Actively engages in advancing own practice and serves as a role model for others.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Maryland, or eligibility to practice due to Compact state agreements as outlined by the MD Board of Nursing.
• BSN or Conferred BSN degree required as of July 1, 2013.
• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) certification.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Relevant clinical work experience related to unit practice.
• Maintenance of 20 contact hours of education every two years.
• Membership in a professional organization.
• Minimum 0.50 FTE status.

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Current and active specialty certification , OR
• Current matriculation or completion of a degree or certificate program (Post-Baccalaureate or higher, 12 credits or greater) within the past 24 months, OR
• Formal teaching (submit signed “Approval for Formal Teaching”) within the past 24 months, OR
• Membership in a professional association board or committee within the past 24 months (not a hospital committee), OR
• Active participation as a peer reviewer for a professional journal (minimum of 2/year, submit signed “Peer Reviewer Validation Form”).
• Demonstrated ability to assume a clinical leadership role and effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member.
• Proficiency in computer systems for managing patient information.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
• Understanding of growth and development principles over the lifespan and ability to assess data reflective of patient-specific needs.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills , both written and verbal.

Patient Safety

• Ensures patient safety in job functions and through participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, and devices, and communicates them to those in charge.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.