Locum Nurse - Woundcare

Locum Nurse - Woundcare

• Responsibilities:

• Perform wound assessment, reassessment, and wound management for all patients.

• Utilize principles of current wound management when providing care to patients with acute and chronic wounds.

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of staging system of wounds.

• Develops skin care programs to prevent skin breakouts for patients.

• Revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan of effectiveness.

• Utilize appropriate pain management techniques, educates the patient and family regarding pain management

• Provides education to patients undergoing surgery that result in an ostomy. Provide pre and post operating assessments and patient/family education

• Knowledgeable of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and clinical condition.

• Is a resource person to physicians, nursing and other hospital staff. Provides in-services on wound prevention, wound care, ostomy care and incontinence for the nursing staff

• Communicates appropriately and clearly to nurse managers, nursing staff and physicians

• Consults other healthcare professionals/departments as appropriate to provide interdisciplinary approach to patient’s needs.

• Attends seminars, conferences, continuing education classes in the areas of wound prevention, wound management and ostomies. Participates in professional societies and stays current with changes, new advancement/treatments in wound care.

• Knowledgeable of clinical products currently available on the market, evaluates the products and makes recommendations.

• Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multi-disciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive, and timely manner.

• Perform pain assessment and reassessment, and initiate analgesia as per protocol

• Promptly report both clinical and non-clinical unusual findings/incidences to the nurse manager, team leader or physician

• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching

• Be able to recognize a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest states, and to initiate Basic Life Support

• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies.

• Requirements:

• KRCHN /BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University

• Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya

• Certificate in Basic life support (BLS)

• Certificate in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) preferred

• Minimum of six (6) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.

• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in Medical-Surgical nursing

• Demonstrate Leadership and management skills

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