Laura Clark

• Created individualized, evidenced-based wound care plans based on wound etiologies, barriers to healing and support at home.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations for wound care dressings.
• Coordinated care for referrals to PT, OT, vascular, imaging, general and plastic surgery
• Coordinated care for appropriate DME in the home to increase healing time and pressure ulcer prevention
• Coordinated care with MSW to help patients with socioeconomic barriers to healing
• Identified nutritional deficiencies and coordinated with personnel to solve nutrition problems.
• Assessed and examined patients and documented history of current and previous conditions, diseases and injuries along with medications currently being taken that may impact wound healing.
• Demonstrated dressing techniques to educate and orient in-services nurses.
• Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
• Attended wound care education programs to gain knowledge on most recent techniques and procedures available.
• Directed appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing processes and protocols.
• Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs.
• Liaised with physicians regarding patient needs, performance and changes.
• Participated in on-call rotations to deliver after-hours care for clients.
• Marketing to primary care provides, to obtain prompt referrals to a wound care specialist when warranted.
• In-services to physician offices and independent living communities.

• Provided direct care in Pre Op, OR, PACU to patent's recovering from general anesthesia.
• Setting up and assisting with for minor sterile skin procedures under local anesthesia.
• Drain and suture removals
• Pre-Operative appointments & medical imaging
• Setting up and assisting with minor surgical skin procedures under local anesthesia
• Setting up and assisting with aesthetic procedures including botox, dysport, sculptra, juvederm and laser treatments
• Supported patients with breast cancer to have a positive experience in their journey through mastectomy and breast reconstruction

RN new graduate residency program. Provided direct care to post operative patients recovering from plastic and bariatric surgery.

• Honoree of Magna Cum Laude
• Sigma Theta Tau Member