RN / REGISTERED NURSE - WOUND OSTOMY CERTIIFIED NURSE - HOME HEALTH
Beebe Healthcare
Application
Details
Posted: 20-Mar-24
Location: Millsboro, Delaware
Salary: Open
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 7192
Why Beebe?
Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.
Benefits
In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:
Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
Paid Time Off
Long Term Sick accrual
Employer Contribution Plan
Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
College Bound 529 Savings Plan
Life Insurance
Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Overview
Provides Individual Consultation and Management of individuals within the Beebe Medical Center Community who have ostomies, fistulas, acute and chronic wounds and skin care problems. Provides direct patient care primarily to adult and geriatric populations. Supports the philosophy and objectives of the Beebe Medical Center, Home Health Care and the Wound Care Services Department.
Responsibilities
Evaluates and manages plan of care for individuals with wound and ostomy problems in the outpatient setting and BMC community as scheduled.
Implements, evaluates and revises standards of care and clinical practice protocols for wound and ostomy management.
Documents patient care thoroughly and accurately to meet regulatory requirements.
Participates in monitoring and evaluation activities which assess and improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Utilizes problem solving skills to identify emerging patient care problems. Participates in quality improvement programs.
Collaborates with other team members to identify and address causative and contributing factors to skin breakdown as well as systematic factors affecting wound healing.
Designs a multidisciplinary plan of care that provides for optimal patient outcomes.
Provides education to patients, the community and other health care providers as deemed necessary and/or appropriate.
Collaborates with acute care, home care and others in the Beebe Medical Center network in implementation and evaluation of the plan of care.
Serves as a resource to other Beebe Medical Center health care professionals within area of expertise.
Participates in new technology and product evaluation as requested.
Participates actively in Beebe Medical Center committees and meetings as deemed appropriate by supervisor.
Maintains membership in and participates in professional organizations.
Maintains current knowledge base by participating in a minimum of 10 hours of wound or ostomy continuing education (to include a minimum of 3 hours in ostomy) as approved by supervisor annually.
Performs other duties within the scope of practice as designated by supervisor.
Qualifications
WOCN Certification
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
3 years Home Health experience. Leadership Experience. Experience in Patient Education. Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. Demonstrates emotional maturity and stability. Demonstrates commitment to quality patient care.
Beebe Healthcare serves the Sussex County community with a medical center located in beautiful, historic Lewes, Delaware, and convenient outpatient locations throughout the county. Founded in 1916 by two physician brothers, Drs. James Beebe and Richard C. Beebe, the medical center in Lewes is a 210-licensed-bed, not-for-profit seaside community hospital. Beebe's specialized service lines include cardiac and vascular, surgical services, oncology, women's health, and orthopaedic services. Beebe offers an array of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and diagnostic services.
Beebe's five satellite campuses offer imaging, physical rehabilitation, and lab services, as well as walk-in care centers. In addition, Beebe offers Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine and Diabetes Management & Medical Nutrition Therapy.
With a mission to serve the community, Beebe also offers many free screenings and outreach programs through its Population Health Department; and advanced medical care for those who are recuperating at home through Beebe Home Care Services.
Beebe is also training the next generation of nurses through the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing, located behind the Medical Cente...r in Lewes.
Beebe's Medical Staff has grown tremendously since the early 1990s. Employed physicians through Beebe Medical Group and our affiliated physicians on Beebe's Medical Staff now serve patients from Milford to Millville in specialties including cardiac surgery, dermatology, endocrinology, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatric neurology, and surgical oncology.
Beebe is proud to offer quality care, close to home for the residents and visitors of Sussex County.