Job Description Summary
Hybrid Burn Nurse Specialist
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC004030 CHS - Burn Program (Main)
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
Health-29
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
- Job Responsibility: Provide patient and family centered care in the burn clinic
- Provides patient and family centered care, acting as a partner and advisor, to optimally manage their healthcare while respecting their culture and values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences.
- Uses critical thinking in clinical problem solving relative to the scope of practice, knowledge, competency, and experience.
- Assists clinic medical team with preparation, examination, and procedures including interviewing/screening patients to obtain personal data and chief complaint, documentation for records, vital signs, and wound care.
- Participates in recording and reporting responsibilities. Documents findings relevant to patient’s health care status or plan of care accurately and consistently.
- Prioritizes and documents patient incoming phone calls, as assigned, regarding medications, medical conditions, and reviews with the provider as needed for orders or changes.
- Cleans and stocks examination rooms and/or other supply areas.
- Documents all patient care delivered in the medical record according to medical center policy.
- Will primarily provide nursing coverage in the Shriners Charleston Pediatric Burn Clinic, while also offering periodic coverage in the adult burn clinic.
- Job Responsibility: Collaborates with other team members to coordinate wound care for all burn patients.
- The Burn Care Specialist will assist in the care of all patients on the burn service as well as patients that the team has been consulted for.
- Collaborates with the team for organizing a daily wound care schedule for the burn patients. Collaborates with the team, nurses, & anesthesiologists on the schedule for the patients who will be going to hydrotherapy.
- Collaborates with the nurse caring for the burn patient with daily wound care & dressing changes. Provide ongoing wound care education for nurses.
- Participates in burn team meetings.
- Completes other duties as necessary and assigned by the Program Manager.
- Job Responsibility: Communication with the multidisciplinary team, patient, and family
- Attend AM rounds with the team for daily plan, as appropriate/needed.
- Communicate/collaborate with the bedside nurses on a dressing change schedule.
- Communicate with the provider team on wound appearance changes.
- Communicate with the multidisciplinary team on ongoing status of the patient.
- Communicate with the patient and the family on burn wounds and dressings.
Additional Job Description
Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of three years related clinical nursing work experience required. Licensure a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state required. Certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA) preferred. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required
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