Registered Nurse - Wound Care

The Indianapolis VA is looking for a Registered Nurse to demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning in the care and management of patients/residents with acute and chronic wounds across clinical practice settings. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The VA has been named one of the Top 5 Best Places to Work in the federal government. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Wound Care Registered Nurse {RN): is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. Assess, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on skin and wound assessment findings. Demonstrates proficiency in performing the full scope of wound assessment and management including measurement, staging of pressure injuries, cleansing, application compression therapy, and selection and application of wound care treatments and therapies. Completes comprehensive skin and wound assessments and recommends appropriate prevention and/or treatment interventions {and may include ostomy and continence care). Treatment recommendation may include wound dressings, advanced therapies, specialty mattresses, innovative technology {mobile application, 3D imaging, Tele Wound, etc.) and other resources. Provides timely and accurate documentation of skin and wound issues using Veterans Affairs {VA) approved enterprise standardized electronic health record {EHR) system. Seeks guidance in how to improve wound care provided to patients. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. The Wound Care RN brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Preferred experience in inpatient and/or outpatient wound care, performing comprehensive wound assessments, knowledge of pressure injury prevention, chronic wound management, and evidence-based wound care practices. Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Wound care certification is preferred but not required. Work Schedule: 7:30 PM to 8:00 AM Night Shift ST (Every weekend- rotating holidays) Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion o

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Richard L. Roudebush Indianapolis VA Medical Center, part of Veteran Health Indiana, is located 2 miles northwest of the heart of downtown Indianapolis and has been serving Indiana Veterans since 1932. As Indiana's tertiary care facility, Indianapolis VA Medical Center receives referrals from VA facilities at Ft. Wayne and Marion, Indiana, and from nearby Danville, Illinois. Indianapolis VA Medical Center provides acute inpatient medical, surgical, psychiatric, neurological, and rehabilitation care, as well as both primary and specialized outpatient services. Some noteworthy specialized services include comprehensive cardiac care, radiation oncology tr