Local Contract Nurse RN - Wound Care - $55-62 per hour

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN Wound Care for a local contract nursing job in Hybla Valley, Virginia.

• Specialty: Wound Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Short Description: Provides clinical leadership for the wound care program to enhance quality of care and outcomes.

RN - Wound Care
Day Shift - 5x8s
Location: Hybla Valley, Virginia

Embraces the Select Medical Way and Core Values of the Company:
• We deliver superior quality in all that we do.
• We treat others as they would like to be treated.
• We are results oriented and achieve our objectives.
• We are team players.
• We are resourceful in overcoming obstacles.

One of our 4 Key organizational results is to Keep our Patients and Each Other Safe:
Select Medical is an organization where patient safety and employee safety are a priority. This focus on safety is applicable to all business lines and levels of care. To those of us who work for Select Medical, these are more than words. Putting safety first allows us to provide superior care for our patients and provides a work environment where each employee is expected to take care of themselves and each other by making safe choices, using equipment provided, identifying work place hazards, adhering to safety policies and procedures and reporting risks or hazards as soon as possible.

Promotes Patient and Employee Safety - Focused on 10 Foot Circle of Safety and displays safety awareness in all of the below key areas:
• Safe Patient Handling
• Materials Handling
• Infectious Diseases
• Slips/Trips and Falls
• Work Environment

Follows all hospital guidelines outlining standards of personal appearance, attendance and punctuality.

Based on the Competency Program established for direct care providers, possesses the skills and competencies necessary to perform job function in accordance with population served criteria.

Establishes a leadership role in the wound care program, establishing standards of care across the hospitals and programs in collaboration with Select Medical wound care experts.

Develops and deploys evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support the best clinical outcomes for wound management, including development and updating product formulary.

Establishes competencies for clinicians regarding wound care.

Collaborates with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives, research questions, and outcome measures to support program innovation and excellence.

Develops educational modules for wound care to be used for internal and external education, including teaching tools for patients and families.

Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals, and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure sore development.

Establishes individual programs and courses directed at increasing staff knowledge, competency, and credentials in support of individual job objectives and the overall goals and mission of the organization.

Coordinates competency evaluation and testing for professional staff in collaboration with clinical departments.

Works in collaboration with Education department to assure coordination of all educational initiatives and activities to support the overall objectives and goals of the department and the organization.

Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing and other clinical education programs.

Maintains the database to track staff education, competency and credentials and utilizes the database to evaluate and plan for future educational activities and programs.

Works under the direction of the Director of Education on nursing education projects and initiatives related to skin, wound and ostomy management.

Collaborates with other members of the Education Department on joint educational initiatives.
Performs other duties as requested. Additional Qualifications

Nucleus Healthcare Job ID .

Nucleus Healthcare is a staffing and recruitment agency partnering with top-tier healthcare and life sciences facilities and organizations to deliver quality candidates looking for meaningful employment. We have permanent placement and long-contract jobs nationwide in nursing, allied health, healthcare operations and hospitality, and life sciences. Our vision of redefining the way healthcare does business is what fuels our mission to empower the people who power healthcare. Connect with a Nucleus recruiter who will partner with you to differentiate every step of your job search process today!

Benefits:

• Ask your Nucleus Healthcare recruiter about the benefits offered by the facility/organization you are interested in applying for.
• Nucleus Healthcare offers a generous $1,000 referral bonus.