Wound Care RN Specialist – Clinic & Inpatient Leader

Whittier Health; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Critical illness coverage

401k

H.S.A.

Flexible Spending

Job summary

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Certified Wound Care RN (CWCN/CWOCN preferred) to join the nursing team at our Bradford, MA wound care program. The role is full-time, days, 40 hours per week, with a $50–$60 per hour wage and a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Flexible scheduling may be available to meet patient care needs. Responsibilities include leading wound care practices, coordinating patient care and referrals, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient

Qualifications

• Wound care certification (CWCN/CWOCN) preferred.
• Active Massachusetts RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a role model for professional wound care practice in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Coordinates patient care and referrals to meet wound care needs.
• Participates in interdisciplinary meetings and committee work as needed.
• Evaluates equipment needs and communicates with Nursing Director.
• Leads in standards of wound care practice and staff education.

Skills

CWCN/CWOCN

Wound care

RN license

Education

Massachusetts RN License

Job description

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Bradford/Haverhill
Wound Care Specialist - CWCN/CWOCN Required
$50 - $60 per hour plus $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Full-Time Days, 40 hours/week
Monday-Friday, flexibility available

We are looking for a Certified Wound Care RN to join our nursing team within our beautiful Rehabilitation Hospital conveniently located off of 495 on Ward Hill in Bradford Mass.

Essential Duties:
-Acts as a role model for professional practice in wound care (in outpatient wound clinic and inpatient as necessary)
-Provides and/or coordinates patient care, including appropriate referrals for required services and necessary equipment to meet the wound care needs of the patient.
-Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
-Evaluates equipment needs and makes recommendations to the Director of Nursing and Clinical Services appropriately.
-Is responsible for equipment management by providing education and monitoring safety.
-Collaborates with affiliating agencies to meet the care needs of the wound care patients
-Initiates a nursing assessment of patient's condition upon admission to the wound clinic.
-Assesses and interprets reports communicating findings with the assigned physician.
-Recognize and assesses initial alterations in the patient's body system and verbalizes this to other members of the health care team.
-Organizes assessment data for accuracy, completeness and confidentiality
-Records assessment data in an orderly fashion and communicates, revises, and verbalizes pertinent information to other health care team members.
-Assesses, stages, measures wounds accurately and in accordance to policy.
- Photographs wounds according to policy and procedure
-Identifies patient care situations that require intervention, implements nursing actions and evaluates responses.
-Provides consultation to nursing staff and other health care professionals.
-Provides leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of practice within specialty area.
-Collaborates with Director of Nursing, Clinical Services and the Coordinator of PI to identify learning needs of the staff.

Prerequisites:
-Wound Care Certified, CWCN/CWOCN strongly preferred
-Current Massachusetts Nursing License

Benefits offered:
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Long and Short term disability
- Accident, Hospital, Life and Critical Illness policies
- 401k, H.S.A, Flexible Spending