RN Wound Care Certified

Mercy Medical Center Redding • Redding, CA

6d • $58 - $78 • Onsite

About The Position

As our Wound Care Nurse, you will specialize in comprehensive wound and ostomy care. You will elevate care quality, optimize patient outcomes, and ensure cost-effective management. Every day you will provide expert consultation and direct care for complex wounds. You'll assess, plan, and evaluate individualized care, educate patients/staff on best practices, monitor outcomes, and ensure protocol adherence. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong critical thinking, communication, and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Requirements

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire or
• Recent, 1-year wound care nurse experience
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Certified Wound Care Nurse, within 6 - months

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire
• Recent, 3-years wound care nurse experience

Responsibilities

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data, follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines and utilizes pathways
• Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs which includes treatment options and patient placement options
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree