Inpatient Wound Care RN Full Time Days

JOB SUMMARY

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and surrounding areas since 1924. The hospital is committed to serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care. With more than 500 physicians representing virtually every specialty, HPMC strives to distinguish itself as a leading healthcare provider, recognized for providing quality, innovative care in a compassionate manner.

HPMC is part of a global healthcare enterprise which owns and operates general hospitals throughout Korea, numerous research centers in the U.S. and Korea including a medical university, and CHAUM (a premier anti-aging life center).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President of Quality, this position coordinates and assists other health team members in providing care for patients with disorders of the integumentary gastrointestinal, and genito-urinary systems. This includes assisting staff and physicians in managing the care of patients with complex pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, ostomies, and incontinence. A key role for this position also includes direct patient/family education as well as educating, coaching and providing resources to other health team members as they educate patients/family/significant others in patient care management and related discharge planning.

• Assesses the patient and helps nursing staff to identify priority care needs for the patient with:
  • Altered skin integrity (including pressure injuries, fistulas, draining wounds)
  • Altered gastrointestinal functioning (e.g. ostomy, GT feeding tube)
  • Altered genitor-urinary functioning (e.g. suprapubic or other urinary catheters)
  • This includes assessing physical, emotional, social and spiritual factors that may affect the patient’s rehabilitation. Assessment is done through direct observation, communication with the patient, family, and other members of the health team, and review of the patient’s medical record.
• Initiates plans for continuity of care in collaboration with the physicians, nursing staff, social worker and other health care team members. Demonstrates skill in the nursing process and critical thinking.
• Assists staff with implementing the patient care plan by performing specialty-specific independent nursing actions. Performs therapeutic measures as delegated by a physician, or as otherwise needed, within own scope of practice.
• Documents in a clear, complete, legible, organized and timely manner. Maintains accurate records and statistics. Communicates confidential and patient-sensitive information through appropriate medical center channels.
• Provides written or verbal instructions/reports to agencies or persons responsible for a patients’ care after discharge related to own specialty area, as needed.
• Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of clinical information and practices essential to providing age-specific care for the infants through the geriatric population. This includes but is not limited to: Identifying the need for additional safety measures; recognizing normal and abnormal physiological values/readings; Assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk for injury; and Communicating effectively in a clear, concise, understandable, and age-appropriate manner. Applicable for the populations checked: Infant (x ) Pediatric (x ) Adult (x ) Geriatric (x )
• Conducts formal and informal beside and classroom instruction for physicians, nurses, students, other members of the health team and the community in the care of patients with pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, stomas and incontinence.
• Evaluates skin care and stoma products and the availability of supplies on a continuing basis. Demonstrates responsibility for cost containment, conservation of supplies and equipment, as well as other organizational resources.
• Enhances own professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, nursing leadership meetings, hospital wide committees (e.g. Product Standards, Infection Control, Quality): maintains currency and participates in learning activities that expand competence within own specialty.
• Demonstrates effective communication methods and skills, using lines of authority appropriately. Cooperates with other personnel in a positive manner to achieve departmental and interdepartmental objectives and maintain good employee relations.
• Supports and adheres to established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, safety and infection control standards, including compliance with punctuality, overtime, body mechanics, TB screening, annual mandatory educational updates, attendance, English language, ID badge, and dress code standards.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

• Graduate of an Associate Degree or Diploma Nursing program.

Preferred Education

• BSN Preferred

Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications

• One year in medical/surgical or specialty area.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to work in a union environment.

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications

• N/A

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation

• Completion of an accredited Enterostomal Therapy Training program, WCN, WOCN, WCC, CWS, CWCN or CWOCN Certification.
• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Health Association (AHA).
• Current Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of employment).
• Assault Response Competency (ARC) (required within 30 days of employment).