Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care

Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care

Location : San Marcos, CA 92078

Duration : 3+ Months (Possibilities of extension)

Shift : 08.00 AM – 05 : 00 PM

Start available : ASAP

Pay Range : Local $80 / hr. (W2)

Travel $3400 weekly blended

Job Duties :

• Actively participates within an interdisciplinary team.
• providing advanced clinical guidance to physicians and nursing staff regarding the management of complex wounds, fistulas, moisture management, and pressure injuries.
• Effectively advocates for patient-centered care.
• Provides leadership in hospital-wide pressure injury prevention initiatives, wound care, and ostomy care, to include supporting pressure injury prevalence data collection, evidence-based policies, procedures, and protocols, and advisement of appropriate support surfaces, products, and staff decision-making algorithms.
• Provides consultation and direct patient care for new ostomy patients.
• Performs appropriate pre-operative stoma site marking.
• Develops and conducts pre-operative and post-operative ostomy education, ostomy care plan for the patient and family, and emotional support.
• Recommends materials and resources needed for ostomy care at home.
• Evaluates innovative wound, ostomy, and skin care products and devices.
• Influences product choice through collaboration with other departments and teams.
• Develops WOC related policy, procedure, and practice protocols or guidelines.