RN - Wound Center

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers expert, evidence-based wound and skin care to patients and families.
• Ensures that other members of the team work in synchronization to maintain patient flow and provide quality care.
• Arranges/coordinates for facility-based or home care.
• Assesses the patient at every clinic visit and documents any change in status in the clinical record.
• Ensures that appropriate labs and tests are considered consistent with the appropriate clinical pathway.
• Actively participates in biweekly quality meetings reviewing outcomes and presenting patients for discussion.
• Works collaboratively and functions as an effective member of the health care team.
• Reviews the HBO record on a regular basis and updates the plan of care.
• Completes the facility super bill for each patient encounter
• Ensures patients and care givers receive education about their condition, therapies, and dressings.
• Works in partnership with Inpatient Wound RN to cover needs and support the inpatient practice.

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Experience/Knowledge/skills Required

• Evidence of continuing education.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic nursing process.
• Experience in wound care or hyperbaric medicine.

Education Required

• Graduate - accredited School of Nursing

Registration/Certification

• Current RN License, Massachusetts
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
• Wound Care (WCC, WOCN) or Hyperbaric Certification required
• BLS Certification required