Wound Care Clinician
Listed on 2026-02-03
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Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Overview
Shift: Monday thru Friday . Off shift if needed.
Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree required. Currently licensed in CT as a Registered Professional Nurse. 5 years experience in an acute care area. Desired:
Certified by Wound Ostomy Continence Society (WOCN) as a Wound Care Nurse (or certification must be achieved within 12 months of hire).
The Wound Care Clinician performs skilled nursing assessment and specialized care, including interventions, treatment and education to patients at risk for or with actual deficits in skin integrity, such as those with pressure ulcers, arterial, venous, diabetic and other types of wounds. The role includes case finding, consulting, making referrals, formulating treatment plans, educating the nursing staff and physician staff, auditing charts, collecting data and developing / managing quality improvement processes, developing / updating skin care policies and procedures.
Reports to the Director of Nursing Quality and Professional Practice.
- Criteria A:
Uses diagnostic skills to assess effectiveness of patient care decisions, performs wound therapeutic modalities with a full understanding of pathophysiology and indication for therapy and takes appropriate action if such therapy is contraindicated or side effects develop. - Criteria B:
Assesses effectiveness of wound treatment, involves the physician in the plan and delivery of care, and makes referrals as necessary. - Criteria C:
Instructs staff and develops staff member’s wound care skills in managing the skin integrity and troubleshooting issues specific for each patient. - Criteria D:
Teaches the patient and family about prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and other skin integrity issues.
- Criteria A:
Prepares, evaluates, and instructs patients in wound management plans. Instructs the patient and family in new therapies and allows for questions to verify patient/family understanding. - Criteria B:
Performs basic patient assessments, wound measurements and assessments, documentation, photography, etc., per policies. - Criteria C:
Evaluates and recommends appropriate therapies in an objective, assertive, and professional manner; demonstrates critical thinking skills, assessment skills, and proper technique in identifying, diagnosing, staging, and treating skin integrity problems. - Criteria D:
In collaboration with Wound Care Specialist reviews all policies, practice guidelines, and products at least annually to ensure that treatment remains state-of-the-art, and makes recommendations for changes as necessary.
- Criteria A:
Documents information in the appropriate record in complete detail. - Criteria B:
In collaboration with Wound Care Specialist will assist in developing and documenting wound care, determining quality indicators, analyzing data for trends, graph data and develop written and verbal reports. - Criteria C:
Implement competency checklists and teaching plans to assist in developing RN skin care and to develop skills of staff nurses and PCTs, commensurate with the scope of each discipline’s practice. - Criteria D:
In collaboration with Wound Care Specialist reviews policies, guidelines, and forms for documentation of skin integrity issues, at least annually, and updates/makes revisions and recommendations as needed, and develops and/or revises teaching materials for patients and families.
- Criteria A:
Implements written plan for scope of services and updates on an annual basis, with standards and target goals for quality and process improvement. Assists in measuring goal progress and providing appropriate data/information to provide a written report delivered quarterly and for inclusion on the Nursing dashboard. - Criteria B:
In collaboration with Wound Care Specialist sets, revises, and reviews all policies and protocols related to prevention, diagnosis, case‑finding, treating, and monitoring wounds and wound care. - Criteria C:
Will assist the Wound Care Specialist conduct trials and evaluations of any products and equipment prior to purchase or rental. - Criteria D:
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