- Houston, Texas, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Mid
- 1–3 years
Provide quality wound and ostomy nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principals and cost-effective care.
Responsibilities
- Perform and document assessment of the patient/family including bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs
- Identify patient’s needs pertaining to patient teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management
- Determine which standards of care and practice apply to the patient; coordinate and communicate this information to other health care team members
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences to provide input regarding the wound and ostomy perspective and documents in the medical record
- Evaluate and document patient’s response to the care and treatments provided and recognizes the patient’s progress toward meeting the desired outcomes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- Nice to have: CWOCN Certified Wound/Ostomy/Continence RN