Registered Nurse - Clinic - Wound Care

About the role

Registered Nurse – Wound Care, Madison, WI. Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Why you’ll love it

• Specialty nursing with training and growth opportunities
• Build long‑term relationships with patients throughout their healing journey
• Consistent daytime hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Wednesdays off every week
• No on‑call requirements
• Collaborative, patient‑centered care team environment
• Opportunity to develop expertise in a highly valued nursing specialty

Primary responsibilities

• Implement and monitor patient care plans
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate
• Serve as primary coordinator of all disciplines for well‑coordinated patient care
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders
• Assess and coordinate patient discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team
• May round with physicians in an inpatient setting
• Apply evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge to nursing practice, ensuring care is age‑specific and meets clinical needs
• Demonstrate professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model
• Use the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide responses to evolving health and nursing needs
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safety
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

No prior wound‑care experience required; a passion for patient care and interest in learning wound management is essential.

Physical requirements

• Constant use of speech for oral communication
• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lb
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (≤20 in) and far (≈20 ft) distances; color discrimination
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors
• Frequent use of hearing for oral communication, body sounds, alarms, and equipment alerts
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lb
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
• Occasional driving
• Rare crawling and running

Required licenses and certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – appropriate state board (Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Wisconsin) or a compact‑state RN license

Work schedule

Day shift, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Wednesdays off, no on‑call. Scheduled weekly hours: 32.