Registered Nurse/Clinical II, Wound Care Specialist **$5K Sign-On Bonus** - Part Time I Days

Job Summary:

As a Wound Care Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the healthcare team by: 

• Maintains an evidence-based practice Wound Care Prevention Program and serves as a clinical expert in wound care management for patients, their families, and health care professionals.
• Directs organizational efforts to decrease/eliminate hospital acquired pressure injuries and manages acute and chronic wounds.
• Collaborates with the medical staff and nursing leadership in developing and monitoring standards of care and quality indicators based on hospital and benchmark data.
• Leads multi-disciplinary teams in the assessment, provision of nursing care, developing and implementing the plan of care, generating referrals and providing education to patients/their families with complex and/or unique skin care/wound care problems.
• Models and mentors behaviors that promote excellence in patient care, ethical decision-making and patient advocacy.
• Coordinates and actively participates in activities surrounding skin prevalence days. Provides internal and community education to prevent wounds.

 

Experience: 

• Minimum five (5) years clinical experience as a registered nurse in the acute care setting.
• Minimum two (2) years clinical experience in wound care.

• Demonstrates the following:
  • Knowledge/experience with program development
  • Advanced level clinical skills and the ability to assist others in the achievement of quality care.
  • Knowledge of the principles of growth and development.
  • Computer skills with database and appropriate software.
  • Ability to collect and interpret data.
  • Competence to instruct and monitor staff in the delivery of evidence-based patient care.
  • Advance knowledge related to wound care by the ability to review cases for quality.
  • Management, formulating, implementing and evaluating plans for improvement.
  • Effective team building and facilitation skills.
  • Ability to communicate in a professional manner.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
• Masters Degree in Nursing preferred

Licensure/Certifications: 

• Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing
• Current AHA BLS certification
• Any accredited wound care certification from the list below is required:
  • WCC: Wound Care Certified;
  • DWC: Diabetic Wound Certified;
  • CWCN: Certified Wound Care Nurse;
  • CWOCN: Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse;
  • COCN: Certified Ostomy Care Nurse;
  • CCCN: Certified Continence Care Nurse;
  • CWON: Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse; or
  • CWS: Certified Wound Specialist.
• Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist License/Certification preferred
• Must successfully complete and maintain LA City Fire Card certification at the time of hire or within the first 30 days of employment
• Must successfully complete and maintain certification for Mgmt. of Assaultive Behavior (ex. CPI- Non-violent Crisis Intervention) within 30 days of employment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

Clinical Care/Evaluation

 

• Analyzes and organizes the care of clinically complex patients/clients, including sociocultural, cognitive, functional, nutritional and educational evaluation, leading to the development of a problem list and patient management plan.
• Contributes to formulation of individual patient care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Communicates to and guides nursing staff in structuring/relaying information regarding patient diagnosis, plan, and progress to the patient/client/family and the interdisciplinary team.
• Assess, facilitates and role models appropriate resolution of patient/client/family psychosocial problems and/or support needs.
• Assesses quality of patient care delivery and identifies opportunities for changes in practice, rooted in evidence-based standards of car