Registered Nurse

Company: Promise Healthcare
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Description Promise Hospital of SHREVEPORT: The Wound Care Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care and is responsible for the implementation and management of care for draining wounds, fistulas, pressure ulcers, skin breakdown and incontinence. Duties also include the assimilation and reporting of performance data and productivity statistics for quality management. The Wound Care Nurse will coordinate communication with the interdisciplinary team on patient wound status and barriers to discharge. QUALIFICATIONS: + Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing + Must hold a current state license and must maintain license renewal in accordance with the standards of the State Board of Nursing + Certification in wound care preferred + Certification in sharp debridement procedures preferred + Must be able to read, write, and speak English, as well as possess good verbal and written communications skills + Basic computer skills with minimal guidance PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical: Walking - up to 50% Standing - up to 75% Kneeling - up to 10% Sitting- up to 25% Pushing - up to 10% Bending - up to 25% Squatting - up to 10% Pulling - up to 10% Reaching - up to 35% Lifting - up to 50lbs Wrist/Finger Movements - up to 90% Mental: Stress Level: Moderate to high EXPOSURE RISK: Category I - Jobs in which required tasks routinely involve a potential for mucous membranes or skin contact with blood, body fluids, tissues or potential spills or splashes. Use of appropriate measures is required for every healthcare provider in these jobs. EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS, MACHINES USED: Camera, wound irrigation, wound vacs, specialty beds and/or mattresses, high/low table, IV pumps, accu-check, telephone, facsimile machine, copier, printers, computer CERTIFICATIONS:BLS, CWS and/or WOCN preferred #ZR Qualifications Licenses & Certifications Required + BCLS + Registered Nurse Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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