Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care - $41-64 per hour

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Care for a nursing job in Hawthorne, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Wound Care
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Employment Type : Staff

Description

$20,000 Sign On Bonus

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit , but for an extended recovery period.

Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

Job Summary : The Wound Care Coordinator manages the facility wound care program including standards of care and practice related to wound, ostomy, and continence patient care needs.

In addition, will provide direct patient care and assistance to staff nurses, and act as consultative service to affiliated healthcare agencies.

Essential Functions :

• Develops and implements the facility wound care program in conjunction with the national standardization process, to include patient care protocols, documentation tools, wound care formulary and WCC referral criteria.
• Establishes standards of care, competencies, policies and procedures in quality, cost efficient and effective wound care for all clinical staff.
• Acts as primary consultant to Wound Care Clinicians. Serves as a consultant to facility staff and advocates with physicians;

through training and support, enables clinical staff to effectively assess wounds, recommend appropriate protocols, and initiate plans of care.

• Evaluates all wounds upon admission and ongoing to determine treatment plan and provide early problem identification.
• Provides consultation and / or assessment on patients with pressure ulcers. Consults on any wound that does not show measurable signs of healing within two weeks.
• In consultation with the physician, assists the primary nurse in developing an appropriate plan of care for comprehensive wound management.
• Makes recommendations to the physician for changes to wound care orders and provides evidence based research support as needed.
• Reviews charts of patients with wounds. Ensures that wound assessments, care plans, and treatments are clearly and correctly documented and that appropriate wound related treatments are being provided.

Investigates all cases with adverse events related to wounds.

• Participates in clinical outcome monitoring, follow-up and agency performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with Support Center Clinical Operations staff to maintain a cost-effective wound care formulary.
• Evaluates products and cost effectiveness for use in hospital, makes recommendation.
• Reviews and develops with all involved disciplines plan for discharge.
• Evaluates culture results and conference with physicians on Plan of Care.
• Educates staff on products available for use in hospital (in-service staff PRN). Educates families on care of patient(s).
• Participates in business development activities to promote Kindred Healthcare facilities as the provider of choice for wound care.
• Involved in marketing the wound care program through outcomes and relationships with physicians.

$40.71 - $63.61 / hour

Qualifications

Education :

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals Job ID #502939. Posted job title : Wound Care Coordinator Full Time

About ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara HospitalsDefined by its team of approximately 22,000 talented, heroic caregivers, ScionHealth strives to provide quality-driven, patient-centered acute and post-acute hospital solutions in communities across the country.

The health system is focused on driving innovation and investing in people and technology to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent health outcomes in ways that lift a community and improve health equity.

Based in Louisville, Kentucky, ScionHealth operates 79 hospital campuses in 25 states - 61 long-term acute care hospitals, and 18 community hospital campuses and associated health systems.

ScionHealth launched in December 2021 following a transaction between leading healthcare companies LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare, with talent and resources from both companies combining to form an organization devoted to providing great care to tens of thousands of patients annually.

For years, the hospitals now operated by ScionHealth have been vital to the communities they serve as medical providers, as supportive employers, and as inclusive partners in giving back.

ScionHealth is proud to inherit this role and find innovative ways to grow and evolve for years to come.Benefits

• Sign-On bonus
3 days ago