Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Wound Care)
• Focus: Acute and chronic wound assessment and management, including pressure injuries
• Shift: Night shift (7:30 PM–8:00 AM), every weekend with rotating holidays

Description

Provide skilled wound assessment and nursing care for patients with acute and chronic wounds across clinical settings. Perform comprehensive skin and wound evaluations, recommend and implement prevention and treatment interventions (including compression therapy and advanced therapies), and document care in the VA-approved EHR. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes through assessment-driven planning and appropriate delegation.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on skin and wound assessment findings
• Perform full-scope wound assessment and management, including measurement and staging of pressure injuries
• Cleanse wounds and apply compression therapy as appropriate
• Select and apply wound care treatments, therapies, and specialty resources
• Recommend prevention and/or treatment interventions; may include ostomy and continence care
• Provide timely and accurate documentation of skin and wound issues in the VA-approved enterprise EHR
• Delegate elements of care based on assessed needs, condition, and patient safety
• Seek guidance to improve wound care practices

Requirements

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN licensure in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth (or DC)
• Graduation from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited school of professional nursing (or otherwise meet VA nursing education requirements)
• English proficiency for direct patient care (written and spoken)
• U.S. citizenship (with limited exceptions per VA policy)
• Background/security investigation and pre-employment physical exam
• Complete onboarding requirements and maintain eligibility for VA employment (including influenza vaccination requirement)
• Ability to meet physical demands of the role

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)
• Federal retirement: traditional pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions
• Health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Licensure support: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state/territory