Overview
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Current Incentives for qualifying external Nurses: Sign on Bonus available (min 0.6 FTE required)Up to $25,000 in Education Loan Forgiveness for qualifying loansRN Residency Completion Bonus for qualifying RN ResidentsRelocation Assistance for experienced RNs
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This position is eligible for sign on bonus to RNs with experience in Wound Care.
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In 2020, united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care, including 11 hospitals and nearly 5,000 physicians and providers. Together, we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.
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CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!
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Responsibilities
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Job Summary:
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Provides professional nursing care to patients with alterations in skin/tissue integrity (e.g. pressure vascular arterial and diabetic ulcerations as well as skin conditions resulting from incontinence surgical procedures and/or trauma).
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Manages/coordinates patient case/wound management needs including identification assessment prevention and continuing education to achieve the best healing outcomes in an outpatient environment. Work includes intake/discharge planning activities initiating/monitoring the quality management program timely and accurate completion of patient and billing documentation and coordinating interdisciplinary teams that include healthcare practitioners rehabilitation therapists social workers and other healthcare disciplines or providers depending upon individual patient assessments.
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Must be able to perform all physical job duties accurately in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
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Essential Duties:
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Delivers and coordinates care to patients with alterations in skin/tissue integrity within the scope of practice and under the direction of physician or other clinician.
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Manages and coordinates patient case/wound management in accordance with established standards strictly defined timelines and overall plan of care.
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Completes all required documentation in a timely accurate and thorough manner in accordance with FHS standards and procedures.
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Initiates and monitors the Quality Management program for the Wound Care Center.
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Qualifications
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Job Requirements:
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Associate’s degree in nursing BSN preferred
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Minimum two years of related work experience working with an interdisciplinary clinical team in one or more of the following clinical areas: Med/Surg Gerontology Home Health or Wound Care that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities.
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Current Washington State Registered Nurse licensure required.
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Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS Certification required.
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Current professional certification (e.g. WCC CWON CWS or equivalent) is preferred.