Nurse Clinician - Pediatric Skin/Wound - Stead Family Children's Hospital (100%)
The Pediatric Skin/Wound Nurse Clinician is a nursing leader and clinical expert who will function independently to provide care coordination for pediatric skin, wound, and ostomy care. The Nurse Clinician for Pediatric Skin/Wound will collaborate with nurse leaders, staff, healthcare providers, and patients/families to provide and support skin, wound ostomy care and pressure injury prevention for inpatient and ambulatory pediatric patients across UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and UIHC. The role includes, but is not limited to; modeling excellence in clinical practice related to skin and wound care, mentoring staff, providing education for healthcare staff and patients/families, clinical problem solving, and leading design and implementation of evidence-based quality improvement initiatives to improve the patient/family experience and to reduce patient harm through reduction in pressure injury and wound complication.
- Model excellence in clinical expertise related to skin and wound care
- Mentor staff and providers and serve as a clinical resource or consultant for staff, faculty, patients/families, home health agencies, and outlying hospitals in relation to skin wound and ostomy management/standards for the neonatal and pediatric patient population.
- Effectively collaborate with the interprofessional health care team to meet patient skin care need in development and review of standards and in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care for patients as it relates to skin and wound care.
- Develop staff nurse experts related to skin, wound, and ostomy care and pressure injury prevention at the unit level.
- Assist in the coordination of discharge planning and patient education related to wound, ostomy and skin care.
- Support clinical problem solving, lead design and implementation of evidence-based quality improvement initiatives to improve skin, wound and ostomy care for the pediatric patient and reduce patient harm through reduction in hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
- Serves as a liaison between Department of Nursing and CWS wound and skin care-related issues and represents CWS on appropriately related committees.
- Provide staff orientation, education and in-services, and assists with competency review for current and new staff
- Participate in decision-making process for financial management and cost containment strategies.
- Assume responsibility for review of new skin, wound and ostomy care products; works with others to bring products to UICH for evaluation
- Stay current and knowledgeable about neonatal and pediatric skin integrity professional standards of practice. Reviews related literature on an ongoing basis and makes recommendations for practice changes based on research and identified issues.
- Submit reports and assists with divisional quality management projects and data collection. Utilizes data to identify performance improvement opportunities and successes.
- Education to referring community hospitals, home care vendors and nursing staff upon request
- Participation in skin/wound/ostomy related professional organization at some level.
Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: 40 hours per week, M-F, 0800-1630 with flexibility as needed to meet responsibilities of the role
Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)
SEIU Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, IA
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Required Qualifications:
- A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Minimum of 2 years recent pediatric nursing experience with a strong commitment to achieving certification in wound ostomy nursing or certified in wound ostomy nursing for a minimum of 2 years with a strong commitment to building pediatric/neonatal skin care knowledge base
- Demonstrated expertise with pediatric or neonatal skin and wound care and injury prevention
- Evidence of strong pediatric clinical problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated experience with quality improvement initiatives/evidence-based practice
- Strong leadership skills evidenced by examples highlighting the candidate's ability to identify and initiate change, reliability, commitment to teamwork, and the ability to be self-directed
- Approachable clinician with excellent written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated skill in interdisciplinary collaboration
- Previous active involvement with patient and staff education
- Demonstrated commitment to professional responsibilities and development including reliable work attendance, commitment to professional growth and willingness to obtain certification when eligible to take examination
- Proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Desired Qualifications:
- Certification in pediatrics and/or specialty
- PRP (Department of Nursing Professional Recognition Program)
Please attach a resume and cover letter as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Megan Garton at megan-garton@uiowa.edu.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
References:
- Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process.
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
