Wound Care Nurse (RN)

About the role

Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Responsibilities

• Develops and deploys evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support the best clinical outcomes for wound management, including development and updating product formulary.
• Establishes competencies for clinicians regarding wound care.
• Collaborates with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives, research questions, and outcome measures to support program innovation and excellence.
• Develops educational modules for wound care to be used for internal and external education, including teaching tools for patients and families.
• Analyzes patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals, and identifies targeted PI activities to improve wound outcomes and mitigate pressure sore development.
• Establishes individual programs and courses directed at increasing staff knowledge, competency, and credentials in support of individual job objectives and the overall goals and mission of the organization.
• Collaborates with other members of the Education Department on joint educational initiatives.

Requirements

• Valid State RN License required
• Previous hospital nursing experience required
• Certified BLS required
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills required

Qualifications

• BSN preferred
• BCC, CWCN, CWOCN or CWS preferred

Skills

• Leadership in wound care program
• Development and deployment of clinical protocols
• Collaboration with medical leadership
• Development and delivery of educational modules
• Analysis of wound patterns and outcomes
• Creation of competency programs
• Coordination of educational initiatives

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement
• Support for financial, work/life, and emotional well-being
• Part-time/per diem positions eligible for 401k after 1,000 hours

Pay

• $52 per hour

Schedule

• Part-Time (2 days a week - 8 hr shift)