Registered Nurse- Wound Care

Mission Regional Medical Center; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Job summary

Prime Healthcare Services is seeking a Wound Care RN for Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, TX. The role focuses on wound assessment, ostomy care, and hyperbaric therapy coordination in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Ideal candidates hold an RN license, BLS, and have wound care experience. Certification within the first year and WOC/WCC credentials are preferred. The position is full-time, days, with a sign-on bonus available.

Qualifications

• Must have current and valid RN license issued by the state.
• BLS certification at hire and maintained.
• Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
• Previous wound care knowledge and/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, ostomy care and continence management.
• Track progress of wound healing, modify care plans as needed, ensure follow-up care and support post-discharge.
• Implement infection control measures and educate staff on wound care protocols and internal policies.
• Stay up to date on latest wound care techniques and participate in continuing education and professional development.
• 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

BLS certification

Acute care experience

Ostomy care knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse licensure (state)

Wound Care Certification within first year

WOC or WCC board certification

Job description

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 Wound Care, Ostomy, or Continence Nurse (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! **

• 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)

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the state.

2. BLS upon hire and maintain current.

3. Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.

4. Previous Wound care knowledge and or experience preferred (1 Year).

5. Wound Care Certification within first year of hire.

6. Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) or (WCC) Board Certification preferred.

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Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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