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Work Shift:
8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Salary Range: $32.00 - $48.00
Union Position:
No
Department Details
*Pediatric Acute Wound Service (PAWS) is a specialized team that treats wounds, burns, and ostomies and supports our Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the Micro preemie Unit in our NICU!
*This team also works with our Peds Surgeons.
*The team consults and manages both inpatient patients and patients in the clinic through the Peds ARU department. Located at Sanford Medical Center Fargo, 2nd floor.
*Requirements: Become a wound certified RN (WOCN) within 2 years of hire.
*Schedule: Mon-Fri, Day position, 8-hour shifts (40 hours per week)
**Either Pediatrics or Wound RN experience required for position.
If you want to join a dedicated team, with specialty in Pediatric wound care - this is the unique role for you! APPLY TODAY!
Summary
Cares for patients with wound, ostomy, and/or continence needs. Knowledgeable and skillful in consulting, following and/or developing care protocols for pediatrics and adults requiring their services. Will serve as a clinical resource and consultant to patient care staff in developing and implementing patient care plans.
Job Description
Demonstrates excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. The scope of practice encompasses the use of the nursing process in the areas of: (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. Responsible for the coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting. Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in nursing required. Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Completion of Wound, Ostomy, and/or Continence Nursing Education Program and continued board certified within first 24 months of employment into role. Certification as a Wound and Ostomy Nurse through the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board (CWON) and/or (CWOCN).
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Req Number:
R-0186703