ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPIST

Overview

Registered Nurse Enterostomal Therapist, Transitional Care

Part Time, 48 Hours per pay period, Day Shift

Fort Sanders Regional Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

Position Summary:

Has responsibility, authority, and accountability for quality therapeutic care for patients with an ostomy and assists with the care of draining wounds and fistulas.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs. Responsible for the care of stomas, penrose drains, draining wounds, fistulas, pressure ulcers, and incontinence.
• Assists with the completion of a patient history, pertaining to the ostomy, wounds and degree of incontinence.
• Makes diagnosis, based upon the assessment and formulates a plan of care that attempts to modify or eliminate treatment problems that pertain to ostomy, wound care, and incontinence.
• Initiates discharge planning as related to the stoma, drains, wounds or fistulas.
• Performs all independent therapeutic/nursing functions and performs dependent therapeutic/nursing functions as ordered by physician and documents activities.
• Coordinates patient/family, care planning, health teaching, and based upon assessment of patient readiness and patient rehabilitation.
• Provides and maintains necessary supplies and equipment; including responsibility for ordering and billing.
• Serves as a consultant within the bounds of related field to all areas of the FSHS and to the community.
• Continuously evaluates the patient's status, and makes revision in the plan of care, as necessary.
• Participates in planned orientation for new employees and in-services for staff.
• Appropriately utilizes team members, according to their abilities and position description.
• Identifies enterostomal therapy nurse role to patient, family, and health team members.
• Communicates patient's status to other health team members, such as physicians, dietician, social services, and discharge planners.
• Utilizes Social Services and all resources to promote, restore, and maintain optimal health care for patient and/or family.
• Assists the clinical instructor in providing clinical learning experiences for nursing students.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:           

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:         

One (1) year of experience in a hospital as a staff nurse required

Licensure Requirement:     

Current Tennessee nursing license.