Locum Nurse – Woundcare
Contract @Aga Khan University Hospital posted 1 day ago in Health Care Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Experience 6 Years
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
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 the 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 the overall plan of effectiveness.
- Utilize appropriate pain management techniques, educate the patient and family regarding pain management
- Provides education to patients undergoing surgery that results in an ostomy. Provide pre and post-operating assessments and patient/family education
- Knowledgeable of medications and their correct administration based on the age of the patient and clinical condition.
- Is a resource person to physicians, nurses, 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 an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
- Attends seminars, conferences, and continuing education classes in the areas of wound prevention, wound management and ostomies. Participates in professional societies and stays current with changes, new advancements/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, and 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 state, and to initiate Basic Life Support
- Provide a 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
