About this role
Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Clinical Nurse Educator- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care (Adults & Pediatrics) at our Hyde Park Campus.
A Clinical Nurse Educator- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care is a nurse that serves as a clinical resource for patients with acute and chronic wounds (e.g., pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, surgical wounds), other integumentary disruptions (e.g., Graft versus Host Disease, Moisture Associated Skin Damage), ostomy and continence needs. Professional responsibilities are carried out through direct patient care, clinical assessment and recommendations for treatment/diagnostics, education and quality improvement.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides consultation of the patient with impaired skin integrity (problem as identified by consult request) to develop individualized plan of care and attain expected outcomes.
- During consults, uses the opportunity to educate staff and family members.
- Provides guidance to staff in implementing protocols to identify, control or eliminate etiologic factors for skin breakdown, including selection of appropriate support surfaces.
- Provides appropriate education to patients, caregivers and staff regarding Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care.
- Participates in developing and implementing procedures and protocols, based on current evidence including national guidelines, to deliver care to the patients.
- Assists the nursing staff in maintaining current knowledge and competence in wound/skin care
- Participates and collaborates with nursing leadership in quality improvement and evidence-based practice projects/activities as appropriate.
- Engages in professional development activities.
- Maintains and submits required activity logs to the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Current RN Illinois license
- Minimum three years of nursing practice
- Wound Care Experience
- Knowledge and previous application of adult learning principles
- Demonstrated complex decision-making skills and problem solving ability
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Certification as Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
- Demonstrated leadership skills evidenced by serving as a charge nurse, preceptor or manager preferred.
- Previous experience working within multidisciplinary teams or nursing leadership committees
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: 0.5 Part time
- Shift: Day, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm or 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Work Location: Hyde Park in Chicago, IL
- Unit/Department: Wound,Ostomy and Continence Care
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Why Join Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
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Other facts
About The University of Chicago Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients. Our mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient's dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.
As one of the nation’s leading academic medical institutions, UChicago Medicine comprises the Medical Center, Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Its main Hyde Park campus is home to the Center for Care and Discovery, Bernard Mitchell Hospital, Comer Children’s Hospital and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine. It also has a 108,000-square-foot facility in Orland Park as well as an outpatient clinic in Chicago's South Loop, as well as affiliations and partnerships that create a regional network of doctors in dozens of Chicago-area communities.
UChicago Medicine offers a full range of specialty-care services for adults and children through more than 40 institutes and centers including an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. It has 805 licensed beds, nearly 850 attending physicians, about 2,500 nurses and over 1,100 residents and fellows. Harvey-based Ingalls Health joined UChicago Medicine’s network in 2016.
What you'll do
- The Clinical Nurse Educator provides consultation for patients with impaired skin integrity and develops individualized care plans. They also educate staff and family members while participating in quality improvement and evidence-based practice projects.
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