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Location: Miami, Florida
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Inpatient Wound Care
Full Time
UTower
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse functions in the wound care and ostomy specialty serve as clinical patient care experts in the care of patients with disorders of the integumentary, gastrointestinal and/or urinary systems. Roles include those of direct care provider, consultant, mentor, educator, researcher and/or administrator.
• Working with various members of the health care team to coordinate patient-focused care, the APRN
develop evidence-based programs, protocols, and tools to facilitate provision of optimal health care.
• Serves as a provider of Wound and ostomy care nursing services in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Provides consultation to patients and professionals to improve care and outcomes for patients with complex clinical cases due to acute or chronic wounds.
• Initiates diagnostic tests and procedures such as wound debridement relevant to the current status of the patient.
• Formulates a differential diagnosis based on the history, physical examination, and diagnostic test results.
• Uses advanced assessment, knowledge, and skills to make clinical decisions for care of the patient with an acute or chronic wound.
• Develops plans of care that integrate assessment, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic interventions; and reflect current, evidence-based knowledge, and best practice for care of patients with acute or chronic wounds.
• Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and therapies in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Prescribes evidence-based pharmacological agents, treatments, supplies (e.g., topical therapies, dressings), and durable medical equipment according to clinical indicators and results of diagnostic and laboratory tests, and in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Synthesizes evaluation data from the patient, community, population, and/or institution to determine the effectiveness of plans for attainment of goals and outcomes for the patient with an acute or chronic wound.
• Defines expected outcomes that integrate evidence, best practice, and input from interprofessional team members to address cost and clinical effectiveness of care for patients with acute or chronic wounds.
• Provides leadership to promote communication and collaboration to assure safe and quality patient care.
• Engages in comparison evaluations and in partnerships with patients to determine the effectiveness of diagnostic tests, clinical procedures, therapies, and treatment plans; and optimize the health and quality of care for patients with acute or chronic wounds.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities, as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
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