RN Wound Care - Per Diem, Days (Culver City) 10420

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

6d•$86 - $86•Onsite

About The Position

The Wound Care Registered Nurse functions as the clinical expert, actively involved in clinical practice issues related to wound care. The incumbent is responsible for the quality of nursing practice and standards of care provided to patients with wounds and those at risk for pressure ulcer development. This role serves as a role model to assist and educate the nursing staff providing day-to-day care, including risk assessments, potential for healing, and wound care product selection. The position also assists clinical leadership in leading, planning, controlling, and evaluating nursing practices and operations as they relate to skin, wounds, and ostomy. The nurse incorporates the psychomotor and age-appropriate cognitive skills of the patient and family, using clinical knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
AHA Basic Life Support
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
Two (2) years of previous clinical experience
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)

Nice To Haves

Wound Care Certification (WCC) or Certified Wound & Ostomy Nurse (CWON) within the first year of employment
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Responsibilities

Coordinates and serves as a resource to physicians, nursing and other personnel, patients and family members in wound care needs of the patient, including wound vac therapy and equipment management.
Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene, and advocate as necessary.
Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect.
Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Provides ongoing assessments and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as well as response to care.
Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of the patient and correlates information into the plan of care.
Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence-based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital-wide standards of nursing care, including core measures.
Ensures Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff.
Supervises, monitors and delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe and of high quality.
Acts as a source of information and articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance, and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching, and wound care treatment and discharge plans.
Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background.
Engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.