Clinical Nurse III - Wound Care

Under general supervision, to apply the theoretical concepts of the nursing profession while providing direct patient care within the parameters of established nursing policies and procedures in patient care situations required by the assigned clinical setting; to initiate and perform established nursing interventions utilizing current clinical knowledge. **Distinguishing Characteristics** The Clinical Nurse III classification is expected to have the knowledge and abilities to assume charge nurse responsibility. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Clinical Nurse II classification in that the Clinical Nurse III performs under general supervision and is expected to identify and implement nursing interventions that have less predictable outcomes and evaluate the results of these interventions for a given patient population, whereas the Clinical Nurse II works under supervision while performing specific patient care assignments. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Nurse Coordinator classification in that the Nurse Coordinator has permanent, ongoing responsibility to teach staff and organize the patient care of a specific patient population or designated clinical program. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Assistant Nurse Manager classification in that the Assistant Nurse Manager has permanent, ongoing responsibility to supervise a designated nursing unit or ambulatory care clinic. The Clinical Nurse classification series is distinguished from the Public Health Nurse classification series in that the Clinical Nurse classification series works directly with individual patients or a defined patient assignment, where patients are injured, ill, or in life-threatening situations requiring nursing interventions, whereas the Public Health Nurse works in clinics, homes, and community settings caring for the health of the population to prevent disease and improve population health. The Clinical Nurse classification series differs from the Psychiatric Nurse classification series in that the Psychiatric Nurse classification series works in mental health hospitals and clinics providing psychiatric and nursing interventions. **The eligible list will be used for future openings as they occur in the Wound Care Competency Areas in the County of Santa Clara Health System.** ***Currently there is one Clinical Nurse III - Wound Care*** ***position open at** **Regional Medical Center******.*** This position includes required weekend shifts as outlined in the RNPA Memorandum of Understanding. **Clinical Nurse III applicants would meet the employment standard for this specialty by possessing:** **An active California Registered Nurse License without restrictions;** **and** **Three (3) years of full-time Registered Nurse (RN) experience, of which one (1) year must have been within the last three (3) years, in an accredited acute care hospital setting.** **and** **One (1) year of full-time RN experience, within the last three (3) years, in the Wound Care nursing specialty area in an accredited acute care hospital setting.** **Possession of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and possession of a nationally recognized certification in a specialty area is preferred.** **Special Requirements** **Must possess and maintain the following certification(s) during employment:** **o Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)** **For clinical specialty areas, must possess and maintain the following certification(s) during employment:** **o Wound and Ostomy Certified Nurse (WOCN), or Wound Care Certified (WCC), or Wound Care Specialist (WCS)** **o Other identified specialty area certification(s) for specialty patient populations at appointment, as required.** **The Power of WE**: Together, we can make a greater impact. Bringing better care and expanding healthcare services across the community. *Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in Ca…