Overview:
Critical Illness Recovery Hospital
Wound Care Nurse (RN)
PRN, Per Diem
At Select Specialty/Regency Hospitals, a division of Select Medical, we care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care. Select Medical employs over 48,000 people across the country and provides quality care to approximately 70,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.
Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.
Do you love the challenge of working with medically complex patients? Are you passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience? If you answered 'yes', consider an opportunity with us!
Responsibilities:
We are looking for valued employees who will be Champions of the Select Medical Way, which includes putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, continuing to develop and explore new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.
In this role, you will develop and ensure the wound care plan specific for each patient in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
* Preserving the integrity of the skin by implementing and monitoring skin preservation strategies.
* Ensuring all wound and skin care protocols are approved by the medical staff.
* Organizing multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds on a weekly basis for high risk patients and patients with current pressure ulcers and other significant wounds.
* Providing hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.
* Serving as a resource to all hospital staff on all issues related to wound and skin care.
* Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.
Qualifications:
You will demonstrate an understanding of patient needs, ensuring that each patient feels informed and understood, as well as heard. You are passionate about providing superior quality care and you are an inventive problem solver who thrives in a dynamic environment.
Minimum requirements:
* AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.
* One (1) year of related experience required.
* Valid State RN License.
* Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
* Must complete wound care training in the first 90 days in the role.
Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:
* BSN preferred.
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