Registered Nurse Wound Care

Registered Nurse Wound Care (WOCN)

Facility Name: St. John's Regional Medical Center

Address: 1600 N Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030

Contract duration: 13 weeks with possible extension

Shift: Days, 10 hours

Guaranteed hours: 40 per week

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate wound, ostomy, and continence care for patients across multiple age groups.
• Perform comprehensive skin and wound assessments, including staging of pressure injuries, identification of infection, and evaluation of healing progress.
• Provide wound treatments such as dressings, debridement (autolytic, enzymatic, mechanical), and negative pressure wound therapy (Wound VAC).
• Manage and maintain wound VAC systems and ensure accurate documentation of therapy settings and progress.
• Deliver ostomy care and management including pre- and post-operative stoma site marking, pouching system selection, and patient education on self-care.
• Develop individualized care plans for patients with complex wounds, ulcers, and ostomies in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Educate patients, families, and healthcare staff on wound prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and ostomy care techniques.
• Utilize EPIC for accurate and timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
• Monitor and evaluate patients' nutritional status and its effect on wound healing.
• Serve as a consultant and educator to nursing staff regarding best practices in wound and skin care management.
• Apply and monitor wound dressings such as alginates, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, and silver-based products.
• Identify and manage risk factors affecting skin integrity, such as immobility, incontinence, and edema.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, dietitians, and physical therapists to promote optimal patient outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, infection control standards, and evidence-based wound care practices.
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives related to wound and ostomy care services.

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