This position works in collaboration with the Wound Care and/or Surgery Team including Surgeons, Physicians, Advanced Practitioner Providers, Licensed Independent Practitioner healthcare team, patient, and their family to promote patient care for skin, wound care, and ostomy management through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patient’s age and condition in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

1. Uses specialized knowledge to complete nursing assessments of patients skin, wound, or ostomy condition consistent with age including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine the patients initial skin, wound, or ostomy care needs in accordance with evidence based standards and per policy. Performs ongoing patient assessments, identifies variations, and changes the nursing plan of care accordingly.
2. Works collaboratively with the health care team, patient and family to establish and implement plan of care for skin, wound, and ostomy care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
3. Must work well both independently and with a team. Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable specialty guidelines, standards of care, documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
4. Integrates specialized knowledge into patient and staff education, coaching, and mentoring. Oversees and directs patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, pressure ulcer prevention, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level while maintaining patient confidentiality
5. Continually evaluates patient responses to skin, wound, or ostomy care. Provides teaching, and discharge plans for wound and ostomy patients as appropriate. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts.
6. Collaborates with the Quality Team on the pressure ulcer prevention safety initiative.
7. Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable