Stephanie I.

About Stephanie I.

Accomplished advanced practice nurse passionate about the care of wound, ostomy and…

Experience

1. Wound Care Specialist

   Mount Sinai West

   Jan 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for patient consultation and wound care for 505-bed hospital, delivering evidence-based care focusing on individual client needs for wound, ostomy, and continence care. • Individualized plan of care developed, based on patient exam, chart review, and diagnosis, in coordination with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care.• Manages inpatient consults for wound and ostomy care, verifies all potential hospital-acquired wounds, confirms correct diagnosis of skin injuries and advises best practice plan of care, referring patients to other appropriate care services when appropriate• Identifies patient care and safety challenges and creates patient plan of care, communicates and educates staff on plan of care and practice improvements • Educates patients and caregivers to empower self-care of wound, ostomy, or continence problems and to prevent complications after discharge• Collaborated with Epic and system colleagues to transform quarterly prevalence survey from paper to an electronic based data collection. This streamlined processes for required quarterly data reporting, saving both time and money. Instrumental in assisting other locations in the system in converting to an electronic data collection process. • Preceptor/mentor for prospective wound care specialists, wound treatment associates, and other disciplines requesting wound care education• Coordinates and organizes our team-developed Skin Savers workshop, which educates nurses and patient care assistants, promotes team building and provides 7.5 hours of CEUs to RN staff • Provides ongoing staff education through orientation lectures, educational in-services, and provides bedside, just in time, education for staff regarding skin injury prevention, management of continence, and ostomy care