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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Possesses and demonstrates working knowledge of wound care, process, protocols and plan of care.
2. Functions effectively in all planned and unplanned situations.
3. Ability to work within a team to facilitate patient care
4. Delegates effectively.
5. Coordinates exchange of information between staff, physicians and administration.
6. Values Patient Experience
7. Utilizes the correct format for all documentation.
8. Reports significant patient information in a timely manner.
9. Uses effective communication techniques based on the level of understanding.
10. Assists in monitoring activities related to improvement initiatives.
11. Effectively performs Nursing tasks utilizing policy and procedures of both Harrington and Healogics
12. Devises/ supports new techniques and procedures to improve efficiency and quality of patient care, utilizing lean theory/ processes.
13. Provides efficient and effective care with the guidance of the physician during the clinic sessions, attends the clinics where scheduled and is dependable. Able to manage a number of patients at the same time with high energy and organization.
14. Pursues opportunities to participate in new learning experiences, ie: Clinical ladders
15. Promotes cooperation and understanding and acts as a teacher and role model.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university
2. Registered Nurse with current license, Wound Care certification Preferred.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. One or two years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred:
1. Medical Surgical, home health, or wound care experience also preferred.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:
1. Stand - 2/3
2. Walk - 2/3
3. Sit - 1/3
4. Talk or hear - 2/3
5. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3
6. Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3
7. Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
8. Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted:
1. Up to 10 pounds - 2/3
2. Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3
3. Up to 50 pounds - 1/3
4. Up to 100 pounds - 1/3
5. More than 100 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:
1. Work near moving mechanical parts - 1/3
2. Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3
3. Risk of electrical shock - Up to 1/3
4. Risk of electrical shock - Up to 1/3
5. Physical +/or Verbal Abusiveness - 1/3 to 2/3
6. PPE when indicated - 1/3 to 2/3

Schedule Details:

4 - mixed shifts per month
7:00a-5:30p or 5:00p-3:30a
One major summer holiday and winter holiday

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.