Wound Care Registered Nurse (Per Diem) - Wound Healing (In-patient)
About The Position
Under the leadership of the department director, assistant director and/or manager, the wound care nurse (WC RN) communicates with and collaborates with physicians, other hospital nursing staff, and other healthcare team members to provide consistent quality care for wound treatment program patients. The WC RN works with a high degree of autonomy and is responsible and accountable for assigned patients as a case manager to plan, evaluate, and implement the care for patients within the framework of the State Nurse Practice Act. The WC RN complies with all hospital policies and procedures while performing job duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to, completing the initial admission process, vital signs, wound assessments, wound photography, wound dressings, vascular assessments, wound Vac, compression therapy; assisting the physician with various procedures; and providing education to patient and families.
Requirements
- Recent nursing experience (working within the past two years)
- State of California RN license required
- American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required
- Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment prior to independent assignment of patients requiring the applicable skill
- Must complete and pass all annual competencies
- Critical thinking skills
- Communication skills
- Multi-tasking skills
- Flexibility
- Good interpersonal skills
Nice To Haves
- Acute care experience
- Urgent care experience
- Medical surgical experience
- Community nursing experience
- Home health experience
- Hospice experience
- Rehab experience
- Wound care experience within the past two years
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing
- Optional ACLS
- Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) certification
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (WOCN) certification
Responsibilities
- Completing the initial admission process
- Vital signs
- Wound assessments
- Wound photography
- Wound dressings
- Vascular assessments
- Wound Vac
- Compression therapy
- Assisting the physician with various procedures
- Providing education to patient and families
Benefits
- Shift differential pay
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
