Registered Nurse- Wound Care Days

HCA Healthcare; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

Wellbeing support and free counseling

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) plan with match

Education support and tuition aid

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Wound Care RN to join our team in Florida. You will provide direct and indirect patient care in inpatient and ambulatory settings, applying nursing processes to patients with wound and ostomy needs.

Responsibilities include assessments, VAC dressing changes, care plan implementation, and assisting in pressure ulcer management. Florida RN licensure and BLS are required; CWOCN/CWON certifications are a plus.

Qualifications

• Requires Florida RN licensure (or multistate license) with relocation 60 days to obtain Florida license for compact license holders.
• Minimum 1 year of Wound, Ostomy & Continence care experience.
• BLS certification required; CWOCN/CWON certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care in inpatient and ambulatory care areas.
• Perform assessments, interventions, and evaluations for wound/ostomy patients.
• Change VAC dressings and implement care plans.
• Assist in pressure ulcer management and wound care quality initiatives.
• Support Wound & Ostomy CNSs in education and QA activities.

Skills

Wound care

Ostomy care

BLS certified

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred

Tools

CWOCN

CWON

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

RN Wound Care-Ostomy- Days

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary: We are seeking a Wound Care RN to join our healthcare team. Your primary function is to be responsible for providing direct and indirect patient care in inpatient and approved surgical and ambulatory care areas. You will work with a phenomenal team that cares like family and works together in a collaborative manner.

In this role you will: Demonstrate knowledge and application of the nursing process. Perform and assist with assessments, interventions, and evaluations for patients with actual or potential wound/ostomy problems. Change dressing for patients with Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) devices. Implement plans of patient care. Assist in management of pressure ulcers and other wound/skin problems. Assist the Wound & Ostomy CNSs in quality improvement and clinician education activities related to wound and skin care.

Job Requirements:

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing Required, Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required. Compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation.
• 1 year Wound, Ostomy & Continence care experience.
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: (list required and preferred separately) Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation. BLS.Certified Wound, Ostomy and/or Continence Nurse (CWOCN, CWON) required.
• BLS-AHA Provider issued card required within 30 days of start Successful completion of the certification requirements for enterostomal therapy preferred 3 years hospital experience in Acute Care preferred Previous teaching experience preferred Benefits.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."

• Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Services

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. For over 49 years, we have served North Central Florida. We offer comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosciences. We offer minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment. Other services that we provide include womens health and wound therapy. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our hospital has an Accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC (American College of Cardiology) and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. We are committed to patient safety and quality of care. We have received the highest scores available in recognition of this commitment.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.