Wound Care and Ent Spec RN

Franciscan Health Dyer Campus 24 Joliet St Dyer, Indiana 46311 The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing total comprehensive nursing to patients and their families through the development of a plan of care, including implementing, reassessing, evaluating and revising the plan of care

The RN develops these patient-specific plans by performing psychosocial/physiologic assessments, considering patients cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs, reviewing trends of similar patients, as well as considering physicians orders regarding care

The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care to include patient and family education, and actively supports and incorporates nursing regulations and standards, as well as Franciscan Alliance processes and procedures in daily practice.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community.

Our mission

• is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Sign On Bonus Available (Ask your Talent Acquisition Advisor if you are eligible for Sign-on Bonus) Inpatient Wound Care Department ​Develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum. Assess patient and family readiness, and involve them in planning and implementing care. Utilize nursing process in planning the delivery of patient care, to promote optimal outcomes. Function as a patient advocate by supplying information about alternative care options to patient/family when appropriate. Observe patients, analyze response to care, take appropriate action, and communicate this information to the physician and appropriate others. Analyze patient information, to deliver individualized care. Prioritize and organize duties, to deliver quality care in a cost-efficient manner.
• Document information clearly and concisely to maintain a comprehensive patient record. Follow the Wound Expert software’s care delivery model, of team-based wound care and clinic processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Bachelors Degree Nursing / Patient Care Preferred Masters Degree 3 years Nursing/Patient Care Required 3 years Wound Care Experience Preferred Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board Indiana or Illinois Wound Care Certification (WCC) - National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy - required within 1 1/2 years Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN) - Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board - required within 90 days Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org .