Wound Care Nurse (RN)

About the role

The inpatient rehabilitation hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate care to individuals with various medical conditions such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputations, and multiple traumas.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into the setting.
• Advance your career through tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Elevate your skills through a clinical ladder program.
• Benefit from a student debt benefit program.
• Enjoy generous paid time off and sick leave to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Access comprehensive medical, RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plans.
• Participate in a company-matching 401(k) retirement plan and receive life and disability protection.
• Contribute to a team of over 44,000 professionals committed to exceptional patient care.
• Establish a leadership role in the wound care program, collaborating with Select Medical wound care experts.
• Develop and deploy evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support optimal wound management.
• Establish competencies for clinicians in wound care.
• Collaborate with Medical leadership on wound care initiatives, research questions, and outcome measures.
• Develop educational modules for wound care, including teaching tools for patients and families.
• Analyze patterns of wounds across programs and hospitals, and implement targeted interventions to improve outcomes and prevent pressure sores.
• Create individual programs and courses to enhance staff knowledge, competency, and credentials.
• Coordinate competency evaluations and tests for professional staff in collaboration with clinical departments.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing and other clinical education programs.
• Maintain a database to track staff education, competency, and credentials, and utilize the database to plan future educational activities and programs.
• Collaborate with other members of the Education Department on joint educational initiatives.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Wound Care Certified (WCC), Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWCN), Certified Wound Ostomy and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (CWONP), or Certified Wound Ostomy and Skin Care Nurse (CWOCN) preferred.