$ REGISTERED NURSE - Wound Care - Full Time - Days - Internal Only

$ Registered Nurse - Wound Care Clinic

Shift: 8:00am - 5:00pm

$ Position may qualify for $10,000 sign on bonus with 3+ years of experience. $5k sign on bonus with 1-3 years of experience. 

Job Description: 

PATIENT POPULATION:
The patient population served includes geriatric adolescents and adults This also includes services which affect facility staff, physicians, visitors, vendors and the general public.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the department Leader(s), the Registered Nurse, (R.N.) is responsible for the patient care in the Wound Care Center. This includes, but is not limited to, utilization of skills in organization, planning, implementing, evaluating, and providing care through the use of hospital and nursing standards.

Must be able to work normal/scheduled working hours to include Holidays, call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call. Agrees to participate, as directed, in emergencies and community disasters during scheduled and unscheduled hours. As a designated disaster service worker you are required to assist in times of need pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act.
(Gov’t. Code §§ 3100, 3102)

Needs to recognize that they have an affirmative duty and responsibility for reporting perceived misconduct, including actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or this organization’s standards/code of conduct.   

The employee shall work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines; and the incumbent shall at all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE:
To perform this job successfully an individual must have and maintain licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of California, Wound Care Certification preferred. Medical Surgical, home health, or wound care, also preferred. Maintains and demonstrates competency in BLS (Basic Life Support), infections control, safety and all unit required skill review. BSN preferred, or one (1) to two (2) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as web-based database programs and the Internet.

The incumbent in the position is not required to work under any extreme conditions, but may be required to work around caustic chemicals approximately 5% of the time, and must be able to work around a moderate noise level, such as an office environment. In this position typically the incumbent has to stand approximately 40% of the time, walk 50% of the time, sit 10% of the time, and talk or hear 100% of the time. Registered Nurse is accountable for the oversight of the clinical practice, outcomes and success of the Wound Care Center.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:
Must have and maintain a license as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
*Indicates Essential Function

1 Provides case management to a group of patients providing specific assessments according to protocols and procedures, clinical competence in procedural skills, treatments, and patient/caregiver education related to would care management, and acts as patient advocate in delivery and coordination of patient care.
2 Provides efficient and effective care with the guidance of the physician during the clinic sessions, attends the clinics where scheduled and is dependable.
3 Able to manage a number of patients at the same time with high energy and organization.
3 Collaborates with other health care providers, wound care center Physicians, Program Director and Medical Director, regarding clinic and patient needs.
4 Be in attendance on site and arrive to work on time