Registered Nurse; RN; Wound

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission?

At San Ramon Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Shift: Rotate

Job Type: Per Diem

Holiday Rotation:

Department: Wound Care

Under the supervision of the Wound Care Manager, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care of patients with wounds, ostomies and continence disorders. This includes complex draining wounds, fistula, pressure ulcers, incontinence, and ostomies. The Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse ensures prompt, efficient, and effective patient care and appropriate delegation of related clerical and program support activities.

• Supports the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Care Manager in the development and implementation of the WOCN Program to meet the needs of patients and community.
• Guides and collaborates with the nursing staff, medical staff, patient, family and other members of the health team to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and improve the nursing needs of patients with Wounds, Ostomies, fistulas, drains or altered skin integrity including physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
• Assesses the nursing and medical staff’s educational needs and collaborates with the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Care Manager to develop, implement, and conduct a variety of teaching programs regarding WOCN needs. Provides resources to clinical preceptors to enhance the learning process during clinical orientation/rotation.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the plan of care for continuity of care in collaboration with the medical staff, nursing staff, social worker, and other health care teams, including care after discharge. Evaluates patients’ response to treatments and initiates alternative treatment approach, when indicated.
• Assesses physical, emotional and social factors that may affect the patient’s rehabilitation.
• Functions as a consultant to the staff for patients with complex draining wounds, fistulas, pressure ulcers, and skin problems related to fecal and urinary incontinence.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, nursing leadership meetings, hospital-wide committee (Infection Control and QI), and maintaining high level of competence in WOCN specialty.
• Verbalizes and/or demonstrates knowledge of clinical information and practices essential to provide age-specific care for the infants through the geriatric population.
• Develops and administers departmental standards of performance, policies and procedures.
• Assists in making purchasing recommendations for ostomy and wound care supplies.
• Assists in planning and implementing program, staffing, supervision and program development.
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