Job Summary:

The Wound Care Clinical RN is responsible for safely, therapeutically and efficiently providing patient care to patients in the Outpatient Wound Care department on HMNH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements. Independently utilizes the nursing process to provide care that includes, assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current CA RN license
• Current BLS provider card

Education:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
• Wound management certification preferred.

Experience:

• Two (2) years acute care nursing preferred
• One (1) year wound care preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Wound Care knowledge
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills

• Basic computer skills

   

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.

• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to  handle/operate medical equipment/devices.

• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.

• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.

• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.

• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.

• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.