Registered Nurse (Rn) - Wound Care

Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Care

Fast-paced department is looking for top-skilled nurses.

Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health Dallas 8200 Walnut Hill Ln. TX 75231

Work hours: Full-Time | 40 Hours/week | Dayshift | Monday - Friday | 8AM- 5PM

Department highlights:

• Provides appropriate written information to both patients and staff, including post operative and discharge instructions, referrals and supply needs.
• Work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational Professional Growth Opportunities
• Takes action to reduce/eliminate patient risks.
• Assists staff to maintain current knowledge and competence for WOC patients through orientation, educational programs, role modeling, consultation and review of policies and procedures according to national guidelines.
• Performs as resource/instructor of technical skills.
• Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information.
• Adapts care measures to reflect age-specific and developmental considerations.
• Collaborates with physicians/staff/patient and family to select appropriate product.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative educational information to patient/family considering physical and psychological adaption.
• The opportunity to work with cutting-edge medical technology and equipment
• Properly administers wound, skin and ostomy care products and is alert to potential problems with products that may vary with age of patients.
• Assesses the knowledge, skills, and learning needs of team members in relation to the needs and acuity level of patients before the delegation of care.
• Evaluates patients response to treatment/products and makes adjustments and modifications.
• Works with other team members to resolve patient issues.
• Individualizes products to patients needs.
• The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs.
• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
• The opportunity to work with a diverse patient population
• Recommends standards for cost-effective supplies/equipment related to wound, ostomy and incontinence care to be utilized in the hospital through evaluation and product research studies.
• The professional nurse demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient’s affiliations.
• The potential for high job satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from making a difference in patients' lives
• Provides consultation and direct assistance to nursing staff for all WOC patients.
• Produces documentation that initiates, follows and revises patient's plan of care.
• Work with ill patients and provide life-saving care
• Produces documentation that supports and meets regulatory requirements.
• Working with a Multi-Disciplinary Team

Here’s What You Need

• WOCN required upon hire
• OR CWCN required within 6 months of hire
• Two year experience as a clinical nurse.
• OR CWOCN required within 6 months of hire
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support and ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support and CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 60 Days Req
• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care
• BSN pref

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Plans the care of the patient
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to [email protected].
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
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