RN - Wound Center (Clinic)

About the role

$5,000 sign‑on bonus. Requires >1 year RN experience and a 3‑year commitment; open to external applicants only. May require travel and work at the Danville Wound Clinic site up to one day per week. The staff RN is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated timeframe and provides care via the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial, and human resources within the institution’s philosophy.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association, to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Education: Associate degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma.
• Work Experience: RN > 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Communicate directly and privately with others to resolve issues.
• Offer constructive feedback to assist peers’ professional development and confer with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identify own learning needs and initiate appropriate solutions.
• Complete initial patient assessment upon admission and develop a plan of care per unit standards based on patient and family needs.
• Implement the plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modify the plan of care based on continuous evaluation.
• Fulfill all departmental competency requirements.
• Perform all responsibilities and duties required by the unit specific to the scope of service.
• Implement procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintain up‑to‑date and accurate documentation of nursing care to assure information integration for the healthcare team.
• Take responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Ability to perform wound assessment, reassessment, management, and plan of care for all wound care patients per unit standards.
• Modify the plan of care based on wound patient and family needs.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and disorders of the dermal and vascular systems.
• Implement wound care procedures and theories.
• Input charges and enter documentation for all wound care patients into the computer system timely to ensure compliance and information integration.
• Knowledgeable of all clinical products currently available in the organization; make recommendations for products/equipment.
• Operate all equipment correctly and safely and fulfill all wound care department competencies.

Pay

Compensation range: $33.11 – $53.88 per hour (good‑faith minimum and maximum). Includes a $5,000 sign‑on bonus.

Benefits

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. Details available at careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

Schedule

May require travel and work at the Danville Wound Clinic site potentially one day per week.

About Carle Health

Carle Health employs nearly 17,000 team members and providers across central