Wound Care RN
Wound Care RN
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Job Description
Compass Government Solutions LLC is looking for a Wound Care RN to provide services for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Bethesda. In preparation to bid on this contract we are seeking qualified candidates willing to be included in our proposal as interested and skilled individuals.
Location:
4494 Palmer Rd N
Bethesda MD
Hours: 8 hour shifts based on needs
6:00 AM7:30 PM
Job requirements
- Provide expert consultation and/or handson care for individual patients with acute or chronic wounds including venous arterial and diabetic wounds pressure ulcers traumatic and draining wounds surgical incisions and tubes and fistulas as well as any skin breakdown that requires additional Intervention. Establish and coordinate multidisciplinary comprehensive wound management plans including reducing causative factors controlling odor assessing nutritional needs and providing and applying topical therapies.
- Develop and implement education programs for patients staff and other healthcare providers.
- Coordinate quality improvement initiatives to optimize skin and wound outcomes.
- Advocate for patients with skin and wound care needs IAW Pressure Injury Prevention hospital protocols. Develops Protocols & Practice Standards for managing patients with wound ostomy and pressure ulcer prevention needs.
- Develops and coordinates organizational wide programs for prevention and management of skin breakdown.
- Monitor patient outcomes on an ongoing basis.
- Participates in multidisciplinary patient centered case conferences as appropriate.
- Maintains data and statistical reports as requested.
- Participates in wound care related Root Cause Analysis and quality/process improvement projects.
- Once provided with handson experience demonstrate working knowledge and use of computerized patient care systems including MHS Genesis.
- Obtain maintain access to DHMRSi program and complete biweekly DHMRSi workload documentation
Qualifications :
- Degree/Education 5.2.4: (a) Current license as a registered nurse in U.S.
- Certifications BLS Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Basic Life SupportHealth Care Provider (BLSHCP) current certification in Wound and Ostomy Care (WOCN required; other certifications will be considered on case by care approval WR Wound Team).
- Experience: Minimum of two years of wound and ostomy care in the last four 4.
- Provide nursing care to eligible beneficiaries newborn geriatrics patients with wounds ostomies or continence disorders at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC).
- Provides comprehensive care to manage and heal various types of wounds indulge venous arterial and diabetic wounds pressure ulcers traumatic and draining wounds surgical incisions and tubes and fistulas as well as any skin breakdown that requires additional Intervention.
- This work requires assessment creation and implementation of treatment plans and monitoring for Infection.
- Provides an advanced level of specialized nursing care of colon rectal and urologic patients. Plans and evaluates the nursing care of patients with ileostomies colostomies urostomies and a wide variety if drainage and skin problems.
- As a member of the interdisciplinary team collaborates with the primary care provider surgeons and other professional health care providers in one or more surgical services to assess coordinate plan and Implement evidencebased approaches and practices to deliver efficient cost effective wound care for the beneficiary population encompassing active duty DoD service personnel retirees and their family members.
Additional Information :
Some of the benefits offered to our fulltime employees include:
- Competitive Salary
- Accrued paid time off
- Paid Federal Holidays
- Health and Wellness benefit to help cover medical costs
- Dental and Vision Plans
- 401k Plan
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
