Wound Care Nurse (RN)

White Sands Healthcare; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs, NM is seeking a registered nurse to act as the coordinator of the centre’s wound team, overseeing the skin management program. The role requires leading rounds, analyzing data, and guiding interdisciplinary care plans to improve patient outcomes.

Applicants must be a currently licensed RN with preferred prior nursing management experience. This full-time position focuses on risk reduction and quality skin care across the care team.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as RN in state.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information.
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound team rounds and processes, including rounds, measurements, interdisciplinary care plan review, treatment recommendations, physician orders, and required documentation
• Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other healthcare practitioners
• Investigate and identify centre practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions

Skills

Leadership

Wound care

Team coordination

Education

RN license

Job description

Objective

A registered licensed nurse designated to act as the coordinator of the centre’s wound team to oversee the general application of the skin management program. The following activities are performed as directed or clinically indicated.

Principal Responsibilities

• Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound team rounds and processes, including rounds, measurements, interdisciplinary care plan review, treatment recommendations, physician orders, and required documentation
• Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other healthcare practitioners
• Investigate and identify centre practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as RN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred