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　　Job Description Summary

　　The Wound Nurse Consultant is responsible for performing individualizedand age-specific assessment of patients with wounds or ostomies and, inconjunction with the interdisciplinary patient care team, developingindividualized treatment plans. Instructs patients and significantothers in care treatment, disease and/or illness, expected outcomes, andhome care. Serves as a consultant for wound, fistula management, ostomy,and continence care education. Under the general supervision of theDirector, Nursing Education, analyzes and prepares quality reports onhospital acquired pressure injuries.

　　The Wound Nurse Consultant will consistently demonstrate support of theShirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values bystriving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showingrespect and compassion for patients and their families, fellowemployees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in theinterest of the institute. Professional certification by the Wound,Ostomy and Continence Society in wound care and at least one otherpractice area (ostomy or continence).

　　The Wound Nurse Consultant will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab CoreAttributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability,Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope,Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, & Commitment to Excellence) whilefulfilling job duties.

　　Job Description

　　The Wound Nurse Consultant:

　　Educates clinical policies and procedures for wound, ostomy andcontinence care prior to orientation.Provides continuing education for physicians, nurses, therapists andstudents related wound care, fistula management and ostomy care.Assesses wounds, fistulas and ostomies, provides treatmentrecommendations to the patient care team and evaluates treatmenteffectiveness.Provides patient education and recommendations for home careproducts. Provides ongoing in-service education to medical andclinical staff. Implements initial and ongoing competency skillstraining and evaluation. Collects data on pressure injuries (presenton admission and hospital acquired), prevention practices andoutcomes.Conducts documentation reviews and audits to prepareorganization-wide reports on incidence of hospital acquired pressureinjuries.Collects, analyzes, and/or presents data regarding orientation,in-service education, pressure injury incidence and trend analysis,and other activities. Maintains records of activities as required bythe Institute and various accrediting bodies.Performs all other duties that may be assigned in the best interestof the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.Reporting Relationships

　　Reports directly to the Director, Nursing Education and StaffDevelopmentKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

　　Level of knowledge normally acquired through completion of a BSN.Current State license as Registered Nurse.A minimum of 3 years relevant clinical experience. Professionalcertification by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Society in woundcare and at least one other practice area (ostomy or continence) ispreferr d.Interpersonal skills needed to effectively communicate with alllevels of health care professionals, to motivate and instruct stafftherapists and students, and to represent the discipline, and theShirley Ryan AbilityLab to the general public and professionalorganizations.Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel anddocumentation/retrieval in electronic medical record systems.Basic knowledge of quality monitoring and quality improvementpractices. Ability to analyze data and recognize trends.Able to be available for consults at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab andacross the continuum of care.Working Conditions

　　Normal office environment with little or no exposure to dust orextreme temperature.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature andlevel of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of allresponsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

　　Equal Employment Opportunity

　　ShirleyRyan AbilityLab is an equal opportunity/affirmative actionemployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremployment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,race, color, rel