Travel Nurse RN - Wound Care - $2,680 per week

Specialty: Wound Care • Discipline: RN • Duration: 13 weeks • 40 hours per week • Shift: 10 hours, days • Employment Type: Travel

About the role

The wound care specialist is a healthcare professional located in Tacoma, Washington. This role involves managing and coordinating patient wound care in various inpatient settings across multiple facilities. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and provide specialized wound management services.

Schedule

• Days (4/10 shifts)
• Float assignments to multiple facilities as needed
• Minimum of 40 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care, including wound assessment and documentation
• Provide discharge supplies and patient education
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
• Manage wound care patients, including ostomies, draining wounds, and fistulas
• Focus on pressure, vascular, arterial, and diabetic ulcerations
• Address skin conditions resulting from incontinence, surgical procedures, and trauma

Experience with Smith and Nephew wound vacuums is preferred. Orientation is provided at all hospitals involved, with supervision from preceptors and education on documentation systems.

Requirements

• BLS Certification
• Wound Ostomy Certified (WOCN) through NAWCO
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in wound care
• Valid Washington RN license
• Willing to submit license

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification as a Wound Care Certified (WCC) via NAWCO

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits