Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Quick Facts

• Role: Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Description

Responsible and accountable for the nursing process in wound care—assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care based on skin and wound etiology. Coordinates complex wound management as an expert clinician and patient advocate, supporting individualized treatment plans across the care continuum. Leads interprofessional, evidence-based wound treatment strategies and documents program/service-level wound outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and specialized wound consultation for complex wound patients

• Coordinate wound management, including ostomy and continence care as needed

• Collaborate with providers and peers to ensure continuity of individualized treatment plans

• Work with quality/safety teams and relevant committees to monitor and report pressure injury/wound data

• Identify program steps to reduce risk and incidence of pressure injuries

• Deliver and monitor effectiveness of education for clinical staff to ensure evidence-based care

• Define processes for procuring wound therapies, products, and supplies

• Collaborate on the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies/procedures/guidelines

• Ensure documented wound care outcomes at the program/service level

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship; English proficiency (written and spoken)

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (ADN/BSN/MSN) or meet VA bridging/foreign credential equivalency requirements

• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license

• Wound Care (WCC) OR Wound Ostomy Continence (WOCN) certification required

• Wound care experience required

• Minimum 1 year experience on a multi/interdisciplinary team providing adult patient care

• Minimum 3 years RN experience

Benefits

A comprehensive federal total rewards package including competitive pay with possible performance awards, 50 days paid time off per year, traditional federal pension and federal 401(k) with employer contributions, and federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options.