RN - Wound Care WOCN - Wound Care

Company: Children's Medical Center Plano
Location: Plano
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

RN - Wound Care WOCNAbout the Job

Coordinates, manages, and evaluates the care of children with wounds, ostomies, and/or continence issues from admission through the discharge to facilitate quality, cost-effective patient/family care. Promotes collaboration among the health care team to provide developmentally appropriate care, referrals, and discharge planning for patients with wounds, ostomies, and continence issues.

Location: Plano, TX

Shift: Part-time: Monday, Tuesday, Friday 830-1700.

Responsibilities

* Promotes quality and specialty care to ambulatory and hospitalized patients and families

Optimizes clinical and program efficiency through performance improvement initiatives

* Initiates the development of professional and educational activities
* Identifies factors that influence clinical and financial outcomes as related to specialty population
* Contact with case management to facilitate communication with community agencies, facilities, and vendors to provide appropriate patient referrals, assistance with supplies and follow up as appropriate for the WOC patient

Qualifications

Experience: 3 years' RN experience in acute care required, 1 year nursing experience in wound, ostomy and continence preferred

Education: BSN, graduation from an accredited Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing program preferred

License: TX RN License

Certification: BLS & WOCN certifications required before starting

About Us

At Children's Health, we value the role each team member plays in helping us deliver on our mission of making life better for children.

Since 2009, we have held the ANCC Magnet-- designation for nursing excellence. We are nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by---U.S. News & World Report, serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for---University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and are recognized for quality care in every specialty.

For nine consecutive years, Children's Health has been recognized as one of the 150 top places to work in health care by Becker's Hospital Review. This esteemed list features healthcare systems which offer professional development, growth, excellent benefits and promotion of diversity above and beyond other organizations.

Benefits

Children's Health offers opportunities for learning and career development; competitive pay; and a comprehensive benefits program. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We invite you to learn more about Children's Health.

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