Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Resume Example Hardin Memorial Hospital

CERTIFIED WOUND OSTOMY CONTINENCE NURSE

Professional Summary

Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse with 2+ years of experience in specialty area of wound and ostomy care for acute care facility.

Certifications and Licenses

Areas of Expertise

Professional Experience

Hardin Memorial Hospital Elizabethtown, KY Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse 09/2010 to Current

Completed necessary courses to complete and obtain national certification
Completion of 120 clinical hours at multiple centers to include Baptist Hospital East CWOCNs, HMH Wound Care Center, HMH CWOCNs, and a day with Dr Cardin at Surgical Specialists
Staff resource for wound and skin assessments
Pressure ulcer prevention
Effective communication between staff-patient-physicians
Advanced Knowledge in skin related issues, healing cascade, and evidenced based treatments and product selection
Post-operative teaching with new ostomy patients for emotional support, care and maintenance of ostomy and stoma site, and long term needs/goals
Collaborate with home health, care coordination, discharge planners, Physical Therapy, Palliative Care and Dietitians
Utilize community resources to ensure patients needs are met and exceeded
Collaborate with company representatives to trial new products for cost effectiveness and healing
Financially conscious both patient and facility
Collaborate with KCI to obtain charity care VAC for patients in need
Collaborate with nursing facilities for continuity of care and exchange of care
Assists Physicians in Operating Room with complicated wound care and dressing application to optimize healing
Policy and protocol updates
Orientation for new staff
Participate in yearly competency with development of competency needs, checklist, and validator keys
Lead Skin and Wound Care Team

Hardin Memorial Hospital Elizabethtown, KY Registered Nurse Medical Care Unit 09/2001 to 09/2010

Staff nurse medical unit
Charge nurse medical unit
Staff resource
Wound VAC champion for unit
Served as preceptor of more than 15 new nurses and students
Good working relationships with Nurses, PCAs, Unit Secretaries, Unit Manager and Physicians
Assisted co-workers with difficult IV or Port-a-cath insertions/access
Offered emotional and spiritual support to families and patients in times of need
Referred to community resources as necessary to meet patient needs
Patient and staff education
Unit resource for Peritoneal Dialysis and assisted Emergency Department at times with Peritoneal Dialysis
Collaborate multi-disciplinary care to meet needs of patients

Darby Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Lexington, KY Activities assistant and then Admissions Coordinator 06/2000 to 09/2000

Activities Assistant with long term care residents
Performed Aroma therapy, memory enhancement activities, image therapy, and distraction activities to minimize pain
Led group activities and co-supervised group outings
Admissions Coordinator
Evaluate potential resident applications for availability of needed services
Collaborated with Medicare and other insurances to obtain pre-certifications for admission to facility
Participated on Admissions Team to discuss with Administration and families patient need and available services

Professional Recongition and Awards

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses February 2013-nominated by patient
Ambassador of the Month for Hardin Memorial Hospital June 2011-nominated by patient
Nursing Excellence May 2007

Community Service

Taught a hand washing class to 90+ first graders at Lakewood Elementary School with Glow-Germ device and demonstration
Actively participated in obtaining and organizing donations for local softball allstars team to distribute during National Invitational Tournament
Participated in HMH marketing by riding on HMH float in my hometown during the White Mills Day Parade

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