Wound Care Nurse-RN

TieTalent; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate healthcare team in Knoxville, Tennessee, where you'll play a crucial role as a Wound Care Nurse. This position involves leveraging your expertise in wound management to ensure patient comfort and recovery. You'll work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, focusing on patient education and quality assurance. With a commitment to excellence and patient-centered care, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of residents and patients. If you are motivated, organized, and passionate about nursing, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Wages

Tuition Assistance

Professional Advancement Programs

Comprehensive Care Benefits

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school with current LPN or RN licensure.
• At least two years of experience in medical/surgical or rehabilitation nursing.
• CWOCN or CWCN certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform wound assessment and management for all patient populations.
• Develop skin care programs to prevent breakdown.
• Educate families and document treatments.

Skills

Wound Management

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Empathy

Education

LPN or RN Licensure

Graduate of Accredited Nursing School

Job description

Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center - Wound Care Nurse

Join our family at Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center! Located in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee, we are the second-largest facility of our kind in the city, offering comprehensive care for our residents and patients with a focus on life enrichment and quality of care.

We provide various employment opportunities across professional interests, competitive wages, benefits, tuition assistance, and professional advancement programs. Our services include Respite Care, Long-term Care, Memory Care, and Rehabilitation, serving the community for over 40 years.

Location: 5837 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville TN 37919

Compensation: $35-$40 per hour (RN) / $26-$29 (LPN)

Your Role in the Company

You will leverage your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and wound management to assess, treat, and prevent skin issues, ensuring patient comfort and recovery. Your expertise will support our interdisciplinary team and involve educating families, documenting treatments, and participating in quality assurance and risk prevention programs. Your interventions will focus on positioning, diet, and maintaining compliance to promote healthy skin and healing.

Empathy and compassion are essential as you provide comfort care, especially for patients with degenerative conditions. Your leadership in wound care will be vital to achieving positive patient outcomes.

Elements of the Position

• Perform wound assessment, reassessment, and management for all patient populations, including neonates, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
• Apply current wound management principles and understand wound staging.
• Develop skin care programs to prevent breakdown.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school with current licensure as an LPN or RN.
• At least two years of experience in medical/surgical or rehabilitation nursing.
• Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) or Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) certification required.
• Motivated, organized, with excellent communication skills and the ability to train others.

Our Values

We embody courage, optimism, motivation, passionate care, integrity, servant leadership, perseverance, excellence, teamwork, kindness, and nurturing. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and maintaining a drug-free workplace, with confidentiality maintained per EEO guidelines.