**Home Care Wound Care Nurse (Southeast Michigan)**

Location Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48331 Category Nursing Job Id 00281490 Trinity Health At Home JOB DESCRIPTION ****Employment Type:****

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**We are offering a $10,000 Signing Bonus**

*****Signing Bonus is not applicable to internal colleagues, former employees who have resigned within the last year, and candidates sourced from outside firms*****

**Provide one-to-one, compassionate care and love your job**

St. Joseph Mercy Home Care & Hospice provides compassionate, exceptional care where people are most comfortable: at home. We are the area's most comprehensive home care provider with trusted quality of care. With new strategy, vision and technology, we are growing and shaping the future of healthcare!

We have a pioneering care model with Home Care Connect, our integrated virtual care program that helps patients avoid preventable ER visits and hospitalizations. It enhances our clinical excellence with advanced, easy-to-use remote monitoring technology and 24/7 access to our Virtual Care Center RNs.

**Wound Care RN position summary**

Our Wound care nurses use cutting edge technology and clinical knowledge to provide exceptional care to patients who require one-to-one attention and monitoring in their home. Wound care nurses provide care and education regarding the management of ostomies and complex wounds to patients, families, and community health system staff. They will often work in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team of providers. Elements of care include psychosocial and emotional acceptance of altered body image and rehabilitation for patients and families. They will assist in program development, as well as community, physician and staff education. They may also be involved in case management and marketing efforts, and will provide care, consultation, and training to contracted parties. Our nurses follow physician orders and act in compliance with the state's Nurse Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirements and our policies and procedures.

**Your opportunity**

* Provide one-to-one care with your patients in their homes

* Enjoy a truly patient-centered focus

* Excel with supportive, motivated colleagues in an inspiring environment

* Flexibility

* Competitive salary

* Career paths and professional development

* Learn the industry's best, easy-to-use, advanced technology

**Other benefits**

* Health, dental and vision insurance

* Short and long-term disability

* Pension and 403b

* Generous paid time off

* Mileage reimbursement

* Comprehensive orientation

**Minimum qualifications**

* Graduate of an approved nursing education program

* Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan

* Graduate of a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) accredited school of enterostomal therapy

* Ongoing certification in specialty ?

* 2-3 years experience as a professional acute care nurse; home care experience preferred.

**About St. Joseph Mercy Home Care & Hospice**

St. Joseph Mercy Home Care & Hospice is a member of Trinity Health At Home, a national home care, palliative care and hospice organization serving communities in nine states. We are a comprehensive, trusted provider of home care and end-of-life care in the sacred place that people call home. A Catholic-based, non-profit organization, we serve patients and their loved ones with home care (skilled nursing, physical/occupational and speech therapy and medical social work), palliative care, hospice and bereavement services. Our legacy continues with a pioneering, future-thinking care model. We blend clinical expertise with our exclusive Home Care Connect virtual care program to help patients achieve their health goals. We have energizing new vision and strategy. Join us and shape the future of healthcare!

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