Registered Nurse- Wound Care

Mission Regional Medical Center; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus $5k for 1 year

Sign-On Bonus $10k for 2 years

Job summary

Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, TX is seeking a Wound Care RN specialized in ostomy and continence care. The role involves assessing wounds, managing ostomies, and coordinating in-hospital and outpatient wound care, including hyperbaric therapy as needed.

You will educate patients and families, implement infection control, follow evidence-based wound care protocols, and participate in ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must hold current and valid RN license issued by the state of Texas.
• BLS certification required at hire.
• Acute care hospital experience preferred.
• Wound care knowledge or experience preferred (1 year).
• Wound Care Certification within first year of hire.
• WOC or WCC board certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document the condition of patients' wounds and evaluate the effectiveness of wound treatments.
• Apply dressings and treatments to wounds, ensuring proper techniques to promote healing and prevent infection.
• Provide comprehensive patient care, including both inpatient and outpatient wound ostomy and hyperbaric treatment.
• Educate patients and their families about wound care techniques and prevention strategies, teach proper care for ostomies and how to manage continence issues.
• Regularly track the progress of wound healing, modify care plans as needed, ensure follow-up care, and support post-discharge, and provide emotional support to patients managing chronic wounds or ostomies.
• Implement infection control measures to prevent the spread of infections within the hospital, educate staff on proper wound care protocols and internal policies when needed.
• Stay up to date on the latest wound care techniques, products, and research; participate in continuing education and professional development activities.
• Interact with community resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Clinic nurses provide hyperbaric therapy to appropriate patients (RN training for hyperbaric therapy is provided).

Skills

Wound care

Ostomy care

Infection control

Patient education

Hyperbaric therapy

Education

Registered Nurse license (TX)

BLS certification

WOC/WCC certification preferred

Job description

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Bonus Amount

5k for 1yr or 10k for 2yr

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Shift’s Available : Days

Employment Type : Full Time

Location: Mission Regional Medical Center, Mission TX

We are seeking a Wound Care RN , which is also referred to as a W ound C are, O stomy, or C ontinence N urse (WOC). The Wound Care RN will specialize in assessing and treating skin breakdown and wounds in a clinic setting. As a Wound Care Nurse, you will also be consulted during a patients stay in a hospital for a wound or pressure injury, we are also consulted for ostomy care. The Wound Care RN will also be responsible for determining the proper course of treatment and interacting with services in the community to continually care for the wound care patient .

Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, non-profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years. For more information visit www.missionrmc.org .

Responsibilities

If you have experience in Wound Care, ICU, ER, Critical Care, Telemetry or Advanced Med Surg you are encouraged to apply!

• A ssess and document the condition of patients' wounds and evaluate the effectiveness of wound treatments
• A pply dressings and treatments to wounds, ensuring proper techniques to promote healing and prevent infection
• P rovide comprehensive patient care, including both inpatient and outpatient wound ostomy and hyperbaric treatment
• E ducate patients and their families about wound care techniques and prevention strategies, teach proper care for ostomies and how to manage continence issues
• R egularly track the progress of wound healing, modify care plans as needed, ensure follow-up care, and support post-discharge, and provide emotional support to patients managing chronic wounds or ostomies
• I mplement infection control measures to prevent the spread of infections within the hospital, educate staff on proper wound care protocols and internal policies when needed
• S tay up to date on the latest wound care techniques, products, and research; participate in continuing education and professional development activities
• I nteract with community resources to ensure continuity of care
• C linic nurses provide hyperbaric therapy to appropriate patients (RN training for hyperbaric therapy is provided)

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the state.
• BLS upon hire and maintain current.
• Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
• Previous Wound care knowledge and or experience preferred (1 Year).
• Wound Care Certification within first year of hire.
• Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) or (WCC) Board Certification preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf