Outpatient Wound Care RN

Jobtailor; Sellersville (Bucks County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an RN for advanced wound care in a dedicated center. The role involves direct patient care and leadership within the wound management team, ensuring culturally sensitive delivery of treatment plans.

The ideal candidate has proven wound care skills, a valid RN license, and certification trajectory in wound care. This on-site position emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and commitment to patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in the working state is required.
• CPR/BLS certification within 60 days of hire.
• Minimum two years of direct, hands-on nursing experience.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift and move as needed for patient care.
• Compact state license preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• Wound Care Specialist Certification or commitment to certification within three years.
• Wound care, home health, rehabilitation, burn or critical care experience preferred.
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy program completion if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to patients with wounds or wound-related conditions.
• Provide specialized, advanced wound care for alterations of skin integrity.
• Participate in Wound Management Center’s delivery of personalized, efficient care while respecting cultural differences.
• Make decisions to prevent, analyze and resolve patient care issues.
• Follow plans of care and collaborate with Wound Management Center members.
• Direct the care team in the manager’s absence when directed.
• Use hand-held Doppler, cast removal saw and negative wound pressure therapy equipment.
• Apply knowledge of wounds, treatments, and expected outcomes.
• Participate in new programs and treatment options as developed.
• Apply offloading and interventions related to wound healing.
• Apply knowledge of comorbidities and their effects on wound healing.
• Apply compression therapy and demonstrate compression-related techniques.

Skills

Wound Care

Compression Therapy

Offloading Techniques

Patient Assessment

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Decision Making

Collaboration

Cultural Sensitivity

Tools

hand-held Doppler

cast removal saw

negative wound pressure therapy equipment

Job description

• Provide direct care to patients with wounds or wound-related conditions
• Provide specialized, advanced wound care for patients with alterations of skin integrity
• Participate in the Wound Management Center’s delivery of personalized, efficient care while respecting patients’ spiritual and cultural differences
• Make decisions and judgments to prevent, analyze and resolve patient care issues and other problems
• Follow established plans of care and collaborate with Wound Management Center members
• Direct the care team in the manager’s absence when directed
• Use equipment including hand-held Doppler, cast removal saw and negative wound pressure therapy equipment
• Apply knowledge of wounds, treatments, interventions and expected outcomes
• Participate in new programs and treatment options as developed
• Apply offloading and interventions related to wound healing
• Apply knowledge of underlying comorbidities and their effects on wound healing
• Apply compression therapy and demonstrate compression related to wound healing

Requirements

• Current RN licensure required based on the state in which you are working
• CPR/BLS certification required within 60 days of hire
• Minimum two years nursing experience with direct, hands-on patient care required
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push, pull, stoop, bend, crouch, kneel, climb, crawl, reach above shoulder level, firmly grasp, twist and turn objects
• Ability to lift, carry and push objects weighing up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to transport patients weighing up to 400 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher with assistance when appropriate
• Ability to pull up to 10 lbs. and frequently pull up to 250 lbs. with assistance when appropriate
• Ability to perceive attributes of objects through touch
• Ability to hear normal sound at high and low frequencies
• Ability to see color, peripheral vision, accurate depth perception, and visual monotony
• Compact state license preferred
• BSN preferred
• Wound Care Specialist certification or commitment to certification within three years of employment preferred
• Wound care, home health, rehabilitation, burn or critical care experience preferred
• Completion of entry-level Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Program by an accredited organization, if applicable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in advanced wound care, including knowledge of treatments, interventions, and expected outcomes. Capable of providing direct patient care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and respecting diverse patient needs.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Current RN Licensure
• Wound Care Specialist Certification
• Minimum Two Years Nursing Experience
• CPR/BLS Certification
• Knowledge of Wound Treatments

Hard Skills

• Wound Care
• Compression Therapy
• Offloading Techniques
• Patient Assessment
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Soft Skills

• Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Cultural Sensitivity

Certifications & Qualifications

• CPR/BLS Certification
• Wound Care Specialist Certification
• Compact State License
• BSN Preferred

Industry Keywords

• Wound Management
• Home Health
• Rehabilitation
• Burn Care
• Critical Care

Tools & Technologies

• hand-held Doppler
• cast removal saw
• negative wound pressure therapy equipment