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CarePartners

Runs home nursing, therapy and personal support

Wound Care Specialist-Nurse Specializing in Wound - Multiple Teams

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 5
Full-timeSimcoe, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Registered Nurse degree is required.
  • Current College of Nurses of Ontario registration in good standing is required.
  • Graduation from the Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada program is required; the CNA exam may be pending.
  • IIWCC or WCS certification is required, with potentially different pay range consideration.
  • Several years of escalating experience managing wounds and ostomies are required.
  • A valid driver's license and vehicle are required because regular travel is part of the role.
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Current CPR certification is required.
  • A current immunization record, including a two-step TB test, is required.
  • A current vulnerable sector check and clear background check are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide wound and ostomy consultation for patients in the clinic and community.
  • Use knowledge of assessment, prevention, and interventions for wound infections and ostomy care.
  • Care for patients with wounds, ostomies, and continence needs, and provide lower-leg assessment including ABPIs.
  • Critically appraise wound-care literature and apply research evidence to practice.
  • Provide classifications and indications and use appropriate utilization to reduce visit frequency and achieve desired outcomes.
  • Practice conservative sharp wound debridement and use other debridement methods.
  • Provide edema management, including bandaging based on a complete lower-leg assessment.
  • Monitor criteria for adjunctive therapy for complex or recalcitrant wounds.
  • Support patient safety by practicing according to policy and standards.
  • Perform a thorough holistic assessment of each client and identify the client's needs using information from the client, caregivers, the home environment, the Ontario Health atHome referral, and other sources.
  • Function as a member of a nursing team accountable for the nursing care it provides.
  • Develop appropriate time-specific, measurable goals and outcomes in collaboration with the client and/or caregivers, consistent with the Ontario Health atHome treatment goal.
  • Promote patient self-management and lead the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
  • Contribute wound-care expertise to individual practitioners and the committees and organizations that guide wound care in the region.

Desired Qualifications

  • The CNA exam may be pending.

About the Company

CarePartners

Runs home nursing, therapy and personal support

CarePartners runs home and community healthcare services for patients across urban and rural Ontario. Its nurses, therapists and personal support workers care for people in their homes as well as schools, retirement residences, clinics and workplaces. Services range from daily personal assistance to rehabilitation and clinical nursing, allowing patients and families to arrange support around their care needs. Most services are funded by Ontario Health atHome, while families also have the option to purchase private care directly from the company. CarePartners began with visiting nurses in Huron County in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Waterloo, Canada
Founded
1984

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