Location US-IL-Peoria

ID 2024-7646

Category

Nursing

Position Type

Full-Time

Remote

No

Shift

Day

Schedule

M-F 8a-4:30p

Weekend Requirements

No

On-Call Requirements

No

To provide expertise in the management of wound, ostomy, or skin care in the Wound Center. Additionally, provides consultation to acute care patient care units. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. HBO unit is a monoplace chamber facility that serves outpatients. This unit administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diagnostic testing to referred patients.

• Clinical Excellence / Patient Care


• Communicates patient care effectively.


• Performs safe and effective operation of the hyperbaric chambers and system components such as TcpO2 monitor.


• Administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients as prescribed by the hyperbaric physician.


• Assists with monoplace patient prep. Provides technical expertise to physicians and staff.


• Processes / maintains appropriate level of hyperbaric supplies. Maintains equipment maintenance and inspection files.


• Calls physicians/offices to clarify physician orders.


• Assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's educational requirements based on their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed.


• Ensures wound/ostomy/skin plan of care is understood by those in the continuum of care also providing patient services, i.e. Home Health, DME Company, and agencies in the continuum of patient care.


• Documents patient's response to interventions.


• Performs a thorough and accurate patient assessment to evaluate the patient's status, level of knowledge, determine readiness for education, plan and implement appropriate teaching strategies and assess the patient's response.


• Considers special patient needs when delivering nursing care.


• Evaluates patient/family cultural needs to promote comfort and compliance to prescribed regimens.


• Evaluates patient/family cognitive skills and adjusts education accordingly.


• Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab specimens for testing.


• Performs patient bedside lab testing and associated quality control in compliance with medical provider’s orders and hospital lab procedures/policies.


• Perform department data collection, post treatment follow-up calls and quality reviews.


• Understand the NFPA guidelines specific to hyperbaric chambers.

• Provides effective and quality wound care education and documentation to ensure optimal level of care.


• Maintains knowledge of skin care, wound, and ostomy trends, standards, and education.


• Demonstrates knowledge of required nursing care for individual procedures/treatments.


• Provides accurate patient education and discharge instructions.


• Facilitates product evaluation for ostomy and wound/skin care products.


• Works collaboratively with staff nurses.


• Utilizes the nursing process by assessing the learner and teaching situations, formulating a plan for teaching, providing the education directly or by assisting other staff, and evaluating the teaching process.


• Timely documents teaching efforts and outcome


• Provides patient education.


• Documents patient care and any changes in patient's status thoroughly and accurately.


• Documents patient/family education and assessment of patient/family learning.


• Assesses patients/family to desired educational method and includes that delivery method in education.

• Clinical Excellence / Safety / Professional Growth


• Follows and enforces safety regulations.


• Follows all safety guidelines set forth by the NFPA guidelines regulating hyperbaric chambers.


• Follows all safety guidelines, procedures, and policies specific to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.


• Attends UHMS symposiums or reviews literature to maintain current information on NFPA, OSHA, TJC, PVHO, and UHMS codes and facility credentialing requirements. Provides technical expertise to physicians and staff.


• Takes active role in initiating and completing safety education for staff, physicians, and patients.


• Identifies opportunities to improve patient, family, and staff teaching programs.


• Continues professional development.


• Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and supplies.


• Demonstrates knowledge of tests and procedures.


• Displays and maintains pharmacology knowledge.


• Reads current literature to maintain and develop knowledge base.


• Participates in education of other departmental and organizational personnel, as requested.


• Assists in development of new programs as requested.


• Participates actively to ensure activities are in agreement with regulatory standards, i.e., The Joint Commission, Medicare, Medicaid, OSHA, etc.


• Actively transfers knowledge of any wound care changes to staff.

License/Certifications:
Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse (CHRN) within 3 years - National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT); Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA); Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Education:
Associate's Degree

Other Knowledge/Skills:

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