RN, Wound Care Nurse, Home Health

Sutter Health•Salida, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is accountable for the assessment, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care, specifically focusing on direct patient skin and wound management, patient/family education, and transitions of care within a home health setting. The role involves delivering holistic and individualized care to all patients in the assigned area, developing, implementing, managing, and coordinating an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that considers psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. The nurse is expected to foster and maintain collaborative relationships with patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. Adherence to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes is crucial to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience. The role also emphasizes continuous growth and development in professional nursing practice. Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
RN-Registered Nurse of California
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
WCC-Wound Care Certified within 6 months OR CWON - Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse within 6 months OR CWOCN-Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse within 6 months
DL-Valid Drivers License
AUTO-Automobile Insurance
5 years of recent relevant experience.
Demonstrated clinical expertise in the area of wound care, including a working knowledge of pharmacology, medical terminology, and aseptic technique.
Demonstrated general knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.
Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
Basic knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook), Electronic Health Record.
Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
Work independently, as well as be part of the team, including accomplishing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
Identify, evaluate and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
Ensure the privacy of each patient’s Protected Health Information (PHI).
Build collaborates relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient skin and wound management, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area.
Develops, implements, manages/coordinates an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors.
Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications.
Adheres to hospital polices, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience.
Engages in continuous growth and development in professional nursing practice.
Manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.