Wound Care Nurse (RN)

AHMC Healthcare • Anaheim, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator position is responsible for developing, implementing and continuous monitoring and oversight of the Wound Care Program and the Wound Care Staff. This position is responsible for training registered nurses to be wound champions; to remain abreast of best practices for wound care; and educate the PCA’s in their role in pressure ulcer prevention. Additional responsibilities include providing expertise in the coordination and delivery of patient care, obtaining prevalence and incidence data, keeping nurse management abreast of all occurrences in their department as well as reporting to risk management. This position will be patient advocates in the prevention/elimination of pressure ulcers.
This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center and AHMC Inc. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the core values of ARMC and AHMC Inc. The employee shall support AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center’s strategic plan and goals and direction of the performance improvement plan. The employee will also be expected to support all organizational expectations including, but not limited to; Customer Service, Patient’s Rights, Confidentiality of Information, Environment Care and AHMC Inc. initiatives.

Requirements

• Current CA Registered Nurse license
• Current BLS-HCP card (through AHA) required
• Ability to collect and report quality data

Nice To Haves

• BSN or Advanced Degree preferred
• Extensive work experience in wound care setting (minimum 3 years) preferred
• Minimum three continuous years of acute care experience with adult patients preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Current wound care certification through the WOCNCB (CWOCN, CWON, CWCN), AAWM (CWS), or NAWC (WCC) preferred

Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing, and continuously monitoring and overseeing the Wound Care Program and Wound Care Staff.
• Training registered nurses to be wound champions.
• Staying abreast of best practices for wound care.
• Educating PCA’s on their role in pressure ulcer prevention.
• Providing expertise in the coordination and delivery of patient care.
• Obtaining prevalence and incidence data.
• Keeping nurse management informed of all occurrences in their department.
• Reporting to risk management.
• Acting as patient advocates in the prevention/elimination of pressure ulcers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level